2020-03-11 CC Minutes - Approved

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City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes March 11, 2020 council did not try to hide this project from the public and have had numerous meetings. He also stated that Council is being transparent. Mr. Beert asked if Council would consider assisted living or senior housing if Council decided not to go with the apartment complex and whether it could be built to be one or two levels. Administrator Statz stated they did have some conversation with Trident about a 55 plus complex not necessarily a memory care facility. He stated the reason why they chose Trident is because they did a very detailed study of the market and their study showed the apartments would be the best market for the area. Ms. Wendy Brilowski, 7124 Main Street, stated that she is concerned about using TIF money. When she calculated the $34,000 a year in fees over the 16 year period it was almost break even. She felt that the developer should be paying for this. Ms. Brilowski stated that it seemed as though the City was hiding things associated with this development. She did state that she was happy that the City was holding this informational meeting because she felt she wasn’t receiving enough information. She stated that in the original plan for the downtown area, there were proposed to be low to medium density homes and not an apartment building. She mentioned that she had heard that there were a couple of businesses that were coming into the downtown area but they were turned down because they didn’t meet the redevelopment design. She stated that she wants development to come into the downtown area, but she felt that something smaller would fit better than a 3-story apartment building. Ms. Brilowski suggested starting smaller instead of doing the whole area at once. She stated she has forwarded a letter and now feels that she has learned a lot more as to what is going on in the downtown area. Mayor Paar stated that the Beard Group proposal was a grand plan and everyone who lives in the downtown area was very contentious that they were going to lose your homes. That was a grand plan with a lot of medium density townhomes which now has gone by the wayside. He stated the townhome market is slowly coming back but people are not buying townhomes new as they were 20 years ago. He stated that that market is making a comeback. He stated when the Beard Group plan fell though, Council scaled back their thinking for the area. He stated that the City did have some people interest in the lots north of Main Street, but there was not enough space for parking and the surrounding homeowners could not agree on a sale price for their property that was advantages to the developer(s). He addressed that the only development that Council turned down that he could remember was a slaughter house or those that needed to purchase additional abutting properties. Ms. Stacy Brickner, 1580 Sorel Street, asked if anyone lives adjacent to Block 7. Mayor Paar stated he lives/lived, depending on what happens, off of Meadow Lane within walking distance. She stated that at the last meeting the downtown residents got hit with a huge assessment for the water hook-up and street project. She stated that she was opposed to the construction of this project. She stated that vehicle traffic on Sorel Street during school dropoff or pickup time is extremely congested and the additional traffic of an apartment building would exacerbate that issue. She thanked Council Member Koski for getting the interest rate lowered for the water hook- up and street project for individuals that may need to secure a loan. Mayor Paar again stated if you do not wish to speak at the meeting but would like your opinion known, to write your name, address, comment and give it to the City Administrator and he add the information to the public record. Page 6 of 18