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. Small neighborhood focused retaiVoffice uses may be suitable for a small portion of the development (i.e. bakery, coffee shop, small restaurant); . Two groups at the community meeting said limited access onto Hamline Avenue may be suitable (right-in and right-out only); . There is a need for transit in the neighborhood; . The development should use sustainable designs, permeable pavers, and other green technologies; . Any development should preserve green buffers between adjacent uses, protect the high quality trees; . High-quality, mature trees should be proteeted with any development. Townhome Association The City reeeived an email from the Arden Hills North Homes Association on January 24, 2008, regarding road access to the property (Attaehment E). At the December community meeting, two groups suggested eonnecting the private roads in the townhome development and extending the townhome development onto the City property. While the Arden Hills North Homes Association is in support of residential uses on the City property, they have stated that they are not interested in extending townhome's private roads onto the City's property and expanding the townhome association. Sinee the roads close to the City's property are private, the City does not have any authority to require a connection into the townhome association property. Therefore, the only aeeess points are at Highway 96 and the potential connection to Hamline Avenue. Affordable Housing At the December eommunity meeting, the idea of affordable housing was brought forward. For the purposes of this diseussion, staff is using the Metropolitan Council's description of affordable housing, which is based on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's standards. In 2006, a for-sale housing unit with a sale value of less than $201,800 was considered affordable, and rental housing was considered affordable if the following standards were met: . $687/month for an efficiency . $736/month for a one bedroom . $883/month for a two bedroom . $1,020 for a three bedroom or larger unit Due to high land priees throughout the metropolitan area, affordable housing often requires higher density, subsidies, or a combination ofthe two. Since the City controls the price of the former City HalllPublic Works property, requiring a portion of the housing to be affordable could be workable with a development proposal provided that there is flexibility with the land City of Arden Hills City Council Work Session for October 22, 2007 IlMetro-inet.us\ardenhil/s\PlanninglDevelopment ProjectslFormer City Hall-Public Works Site Reuse\021908 - CC Work Session - Old City Hall RFP.doc Page 6 of?