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andconcernsIhadleavingthatmeetingafterhearingtheproposalsfordevelopmentatthesiteslocated <br />at21stAVEandMainSt.Atthetimeofthisemail,achange.orgpetitionhas478signatures(andgrowing <br />quickly)againsttheproposedrecommendationspresentedatyesterday'sCentervilleCityCouncil <br />meeting.ConflictingmessagesarebeingsharedwiththepubliconwhentheCityisvotingonthismatter <br />and/orifthepublicwillhaveachancetoweighin.Istronglybelievemoretimeisneededtoconsiderthe <br />proposaland <br />getmorepublicfeedbackasmanyresidentsofCentervilleandnearbyLinoLakes <br />communitieswerecompletelyunawarethisproposalwasbeingconsidered.Mr.Mayor,asyouheard <br />yesterday,allofthefeedbackpresentedbythecommunitywasnotinfavorofmovingforwardwiththe <br />changes.Simplysendingoutmailingtoresidencesthatwerewithin350ftseemswoefullyinsufficientto <br />getthewordout(eventhoughthatistheminimumstandard)thetowndeservesmore.Overall,this <br />wholethingseemsrushedandisshortsidedinnature.PLEASECONSIDERDELAYINGVOTINGONTHE <br />FINALPROPOSAL24weekssomoreanalysiscanbedone.thatwillnotkillthedeal. <br />> <br />>OverallConcerns: <br />> <br />>Multipletimesitwasreferencedduringthe6hourcallthatpropertrafficstudies,pedestriancrossing <br />studies,sightlinestudies,impactstocityemergenciesservices(beyondasimpleexceltablewithsome <br />verylooseestimatespresentedthatcouldnotbeverified),andimpactstonearbyschooldistrictswere <br />done.Theonlystudiesreferencedwereconductedbythedevelopersandthefindings100%supported <br />thedesiresofthesecompanies.Itseemsveryrecklessonbehalfofthecounciltonotduethedue <br />diligenceupfrontvsgamblingonmultipleloftyproposalswithveryhighsuccesshurdles <br />>ItdidnotseemliketheP&Zcouncilwasadvocatingforthebusinessowners(thathaveinvested <br />hundredsofthousandsofdollarsoverpreviousyears)andresidentsoflocalcommunities.Attimes <br />appearedtoberushingtomoveforwardwiththefirstofferthattheywerepresentedwith.Atmultiple <br />timesitseemedtobe"selling"onbehalfoftheproposeddevelopersorredirecting <br />discussions/concernsthatwereagainsttheproposal <br />>ConcernswereraisedabouteliminatingthecityofCenterville'slimitedcommercialzoningspacefor <br />moreresidential(thecompleteoppositeofpreviouslystatedgoalsbythecitycouncil)Thetaxrevenues <br />generatedbytheapartmentcomplexappeartobebasedonfulloccupancyandwithrentsproposedand <br />unlikelytoberealized.Itappearsthatonlythe"bestcase"scenarioswereconsideredeventhougha <br />searchofthemanagementcompanywebsite(HalversonandBlaiserGroup,LTD)showscountless <br />propertieswithmanyvacanciesandpoorratings.Hardlyluxury. <br />>BenFehrenbacherbehaviorappearedtobeextremelyunprofessionalandcondescendingattimes <br />duringthemeeting.Itwasborderlinecoerciveinnature.Multipletimesduringthepubliccomments <br />portionofthemeetinghecutoffmembersofthecommunitysharingvalidconcernsorviewpointsthat <br />wereagainsttherecommendedproposal.Neartheendofthemeetingafterthepublichadan <br />opportunitytoweighin,heappearedtoquestiontheintegrityofonecommissionerfornotbeingin <br />favoroftherecommendedproposalonthecarwash.Afterstatingthathewasagainsttheproposal <br />publicly,thecommissionerabstainedfromvotingatthefinalvote <br />> <br />>Concernsspecifictotheapartmentcomplex: <br />> <br />>Everythingintheproposalsaid"luxury"butbeyondasurfacelevelreviewoftheproposalitappearsto <br />beacheaplyplannedbuilding <br />>EFIS,themainexteriorbuildingmaterial,isknownforwaterintrusion,it'sterrible,itisnotluxury. <br />CalledoutbyP&Zcommissionerwithanarchitecturalbackground.directstatement"EIFSisextremely <br />cheapandessentiallyaninsulation" <br />>TheP&Zcouncilhasthepowertoputadditionalconditionsontheconditionalusepermittomaintain <br />astandardof"luxury".(certainlevelofmaintenance,rent,etc)however,stoppedshortofdoing <br />anythingduetofearofoffendingthebuilder.Itseemslikeasimplethingtoaddtoholdthem <br />accountablebutitisveryconcerningthatthiswasnotconsideredevenwhenbroughtforwardbythe <br />community.ThedeveloperhasalltheleverageandcanshifttoSection8housingiftheywantatany <br />2 <br /> <br />