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ATTACHMENT F Staff n�ote�d t11 at part of the rte otiiatiion process with the developer would be ongoing diIsculssilon�s re arditn landscaping; and Com�m�itssilonee�r Doh�e�rty suIgge�ste�d t11 at if mature trees were available elsewhere on the property, and if possilbl�e�, that the r be relocated to the north side of the silts. FuIrthe�r dilsculssilon� iln�cl�uIde�d potential tuIrn�arouln�d, de�pe�n�diln on where Lilt y or developer - owned property was de�te�rrmiln�e�d to be uIse�d, base�d on ongoing negotiations t ®r access iIn�to the athl�e�tilc file�l�d (park) area, staff; suI gge�ste�d proposal suIpportiln wilde�n�iln ®t the roadway after the curve t ®r additional space, with the roadway twenty-four feet (24") iln width uIp t® thiat poiln�t; de�dilcatilon ®t the plat and rig ht - ®t -war maintenance base�d on spe�cilfilc agre�e�rme�n�ts ye�t t® be drafted as a PuIbl�i1c Irmprove�rme�n�t Contract; whether the north side sh�ouIl�d be de�sii gn�ate�d as an ou�tl�ot or riot and rationale for such a de�sii gn�atiion , with the PuI bl�iic Works and Planning De�partrme�n�ts suIpportiin the roadway as proposed iin� the staff report as a right-of-way de�dilcatilon�, to incorporate l�an�dscapiln to achieve the gateway goal rather than as an ou tl�ot; and advantages t® have someone else (il.e'., developer) responsible t ®r rmailn�tailn�iln the landscaping rather than an added Lilt expense and use ®t staff re�soubce�s. Additional dilsculssilon iln�cl�ulde�d trail con�n�e�ctilon�s t® the path ®r silde'wal�k ye�t t® be de�te�rrmiln�e�d; park and wetland area designations; de�te�rrmiln�atilon ®t a re�cormrme�n�datilon�, at the dilscre�tilon ®t the Parks and Re�cre�atilon Cormmmilssilon�, as t® land ®r cash iln lieu ®t t ®r park de�dilcatilon�; ongoing dilsculssilon�s with staff and the developer, and preference expressed by the Cormrmilssilon�, t ®r a pathway be�hiln�d the bulill�diln t® continue con�ne�ctil ons as a pug bl�ilc arme�niIty, as well as t® encourage re�silde�nts ®t the facill�ilty t® walls outside with a conne�ctil on t® ether bulill�diln s, and base�d ®n advocacy ®t the Parks and Re�cre�atil on Cormrmilssilon as part ®t the�ilr re�cormrme�ndatilon process, and con�silde�ratil on ®t a possible transit conne�ctil on off Cleveland and optilon�s t ®r mmakiln the area and project more tran�silt-frile�ndl r. Ms. Radel advilse�d that staff wouIl�d re�vile�w plans t® verify closest transit stops, and encourage developers t® take that ilnt® consilde�ratil on, base�d ®n suIpport ®t Me�tropol�iitan Transit re�pre�se�ntatiive�s and future plans iin the area, and iin Iii ht of future de�ve�l�op antiiciipate�d iin the area. Cormrmiissiione�r Gottfried, base�d on e�xpe�rtiise�, noted thiat access iin�to the site was l�iim�iite�d to l�arge�r bu�se�s, with the e�xce�ptiionn of ciircull�ator and /or metro mmobiil�iity ve�hilcl�e�s; and suI gge�ste�d that the developer coHsnde�r can�opy he�il ghts when con�strulctiln the bulill�diln t® make sure they were ®t a he�il ght t® accommodate such mass transit optilon�s t ®r l�oadiln and uIn�l�oadiln , as well as whether an off- street cult-ouIt couIl�d be ilncl�ulde�d, n�otiln the difficulty iln Cleveland Avenue being a Count y Road, and whether Me�tropol�iitan Transit was open to diisculssiion�s on applicable transit optiion�s. FuIrthe�r diisculssiion iin�cl�uIde�d the statues of Ciity Council approval of the Appl�e�wood Point 11 project, and val�iidiity of the Pre�l�iimmiin�ary Plat, with Mr. Paschke advising thiat thiat siitulatiion was part of the rationale for iin�cl�uIdiin the Pre�l�iimmiin�ary Plat approval for those lots as part of th�iis appl�iicatiion�, and repackaging for the Ciity Council antiiciipate�d at the�iir Se�pte�rm be�r 15, 2008 rme�e�tiin g. Applicant, United Properties, Alex Hall (owner representative) and Kevin Teppen (MFRA - Site and landscaping engineer) Mr. Hall addressed variiou�s q�uIe�stiion�s of the Commmmiissiion and clarified developer iinte�nt on variiou�s aspects of the project. Mr. Hall hii ghl�ii ghte�d and expanded on staff; s report related to access and tulrnarouln�d, with a proposed access road on�to the site on the north side for both the se�niior cooperative buliil�diin and the assiiste�d l�iiviin buliil�diin ; proviide�d visual