2021-04-28 WS & CC Meeting Minutes - Approved

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City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes April 28, 2021 Mayor Love stated that he wanted to apologize to the developer for Kwik Trip because he neglected to give them the opportunity to tell the Council about their project and noted that if Mr. George was still on the call, he would like to extend that opportunity to him as well. He noted that after the Council is finished voting on this issue, he would like to take a 5-minute recess. Mr. Davis Stradtman, Rachel Development, explained that they see this smaller, more comfortable, high acuity memory care facility as a niche in the market and something that is needed. He stated that there are three of these currently under construction in other parts of the metro area and are planning to do several more. He stated that when you talk about a facility like this and the possible emergency calls that it may create or cause additional taxing on the local emergency system, he would suggest that there is a bit of a different impact. He stated that folks that could use the care that is provided by a facility like this are living at home, by themselves, and are at risk for falls and other emergencies in that scenario. He stated that this kind of thing happens frequently if there is not a facility like this available to those people. He stated that being in this facility moves them out of a potentially dangerous situation of being at home by themselves. He stated that at the facility they will have the care that they need, at their fingertips, 24 hours a day. He reiterated that they feel that they are providing a service that is needed and expressed his pride in the facility that they are proposing. Their operational partner is Great Lakes Management which are a very experienced, well respected senior care facility management company and will have a minority ownership stake in the facility. Council Member King stated that he had spoken with Mr. Stradtman over the phone and noted that all of the assisted living places that he has seen are all at least 3 stories high. He understands that this is a different business model with only 40 units, but explained that he does not understand why it cannot be larger. He stated that he thinks about the Òhighest and best useÓ with regard to land use and reiterated that he does not understand why this building cannot be larger. He asked what the difference is between a high acuity facility and the other nearby assisted living facilities such as the ones in Shoreview and Hugo. Mr. Stradtman stated that high acuity is meant to explain that there is a little bit of a higher level of assistance. He noted that none of the residents in this facility will have a vehicle or be independent living. He stated that a vast majority of people that live in the larger facilities are mostly independent living. This facility will have more care providers per occupant and the idea is that they are able to offer additional care such as two person transfers and managing medication. He stated that the larger facilities are more like senior apartments and are not focused on the assistance component and stated that this proposed facility meets a need in the market and is why it is a bit smaller with more intensive staffing. He gave an overview of the new building codes that restrict multi-level areas in association with memory care and has to be one-level. Council Member King stated that he has been to larger assisted living facilities that are not senior apartments. He stated that perhaps he should have taken a closer look and wonders if those facilities have different stages of assistance like Presbyterian Homes. He reiterated that his comments are related to the size and the fact that he cannot understand why it cannot be larger. Mr. Stradtman reiterated that the building code changes he mentioned are a recent change that restricts multi-floors above or below memory care. He stated that they do have larger facilities that have what Council Member King is referring to, but those facilities can no longer be Page 16 of 26