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Attachment E 469 Open Hou se Mr. Wiickl�uIn�d adviise�d that an Open Hou�se was sch�e�dull�e�d wiith�iin the next two (2) weeks priior to the Ciity Council 4 7'1 n+me�e�tiin to proviide for more specific con�ve�rsatiion�s with re�siide�n�ts. Mr. Wiickl�uIn�d adviise�d that the de�ve�l�ope�rwou�l�d 4 7'2 n�otiice the n+me�e�tiin s, an�d proviide more specific detail be on�d that addressed ton�ii gh�t. Mr. Wiickl�uIn�d adviise�d that iit 4 7", 3 was the de�ve�l�ope�r"s i�n�te�n�t to sch�e�du�l�e� a n�e�i�gh�borh�ood m�e�e�ti�n�g con�cu�rre�n�t with ton�n gh�t"s PuI iIc Hearing, 4 T4 h�owe�ve�r, there was somee con�ce�rn that re�siide�n�ts m�ay con�fu1se the two n+me�e�tiin s an�d be uIn�suIre of which to attend. 4 7'5 Mr. Wiickl�uln�d adviise�d tII at, thee �refore�, lit had been de�ciide�d to hold ton�ii gh�t"s PuIbl�i1c Hearing at the Planning 4 7'6 Com' 'miIssiIonY mee�e�tilni g to hiiI ghi iI ghit the de v opm�e nit, ani d hie ar overall areas of conice rni from re siI de nits, ani d then to 4 7 . .... 7' address those con�ce�rn�s more spe�ciifiical�l at the n�e�ii gh�borh ood n+me�e�tiin�g, with the deve ope�r com�iIni g to the m�e�e�tiInig 4 7'8 prepared to address those con�ce�rn�s iIn de�taiIl�. 4 7'9 ChI aiIr Boern gter cl�ose�d the PuI bl�iIc Hearing at 9:31p.m. 480 City Engineer Bl�oo+m 481 At the re�q�uIe�st of Member Gottfried, Ms. Bl�oo{m addressed overall traffic diistriibuItiion from th�iis site an�d irn the area, 482 iin�cl�uIdiin e�xiistiin con�diitiion�s an�d how that traffiic may diisbulrse irn the fuItuIre fol�l�owiin de�ve�l�op�me�n�t ofth�iis sine, 48'3 giive�n additional optiion�s. 148,14, Responding to pre�vi�ou�s p c com�m�e�nits re ate to the tiIm�iIni g of the traffic stu1 dy ani d a pe�rce tiIoni of iInicre�ase�d 485 suIm� mee�r beach traffic, Ms. Bl�oo+m adviise�d that the a.m+ ./p.m+ . peak stuIdiie�s for work- related traffiic were traffic stuIdy 486 standards, an�d were proven to far exceed other daytiimee traffiic. 48 7' At the re�q�uIe�st of Member Gottfried, Ms. Bl�oo+m re�viie�we�d the h�iistory of CouIn�ty Road C2 an�d iits cl�osu�re�, from 488 1988 as pre�viiou�sl diisculsse�d with de�ve�l�opmee�n�t of the Le�xiin ton art men an�d town�h�o�me�s south of CouIn�ty 489 Road C2; an�d stron opposi�ti�oni from the nie iI ghi borhiood cau1siIni g the de ve ope r to re m�ove that coninie cti1oni anid 490 con�stru1ct single-family homn es al�on CouIn�ty Road C2. Ms. Bl�oo+m noted that irn recent diisculssiion�s at the PWET 491 Coon m{ iissiion n+me�e�tiin , the Ch�aiir of that Com{ {miissiion' , had at that the tiimee of that con�struIcti�on� project, se�rve�d on 492 the Pl�an�n�i�tl�g Com m iIssiIotl�, a� d provil de�d h�iIs historical pe�rspe�ctilve� of the ratiIotl�a e� for de�ciIsiIotl'�-m akiItl�g. Ms. Bl�oom� 149" 3 adviise�d that, n ow that she had been proviideed with copiie�s of the referenced corre�spon de�ne� by re�siide�n�ts at 149,14 ton iIghit"s m�e�e�tiing, she wou Id m�ake� su re� that infbrmation� was ii n�cl�u�de�d for Ci�ty Council iIn�form�atnon� a n�d fuItuIre� 495 an�al rsiis. 496 Member Wozn�iiak q�uIe�sti�onie staff o tlli the ro e of the CiIty iIni whie thie r hiom�e s are V,.11 II t for spe cu1 atiIoni or are 49 7' pre�sol�d. 498 Cilty Pl�an�n�e�r Pasch e advnse�d that the Cilty died n�ot have a pol�iIcy or ordilnl an�ce to address whether a developer 499 bouI gh�t land for h�om� e con�struIction or for spe�cuIl�atiIon�. However, Mr. Pasch e q�uIe�sti�on�e�d how pruIde�n�t iIt wou�l�d be 500 for a developer, given cuIrre�n�t market con�diItiI on' s, to lou((((d h�om� e�s an�d leave th�e�nm vacant. Mr. Pasch e expressed 501 h�iIs con�fnde�n�ce that PuIl�te Homes iIn�te�n�de�d to use good bulsiln�e�ss practnce�s iIn de�ve�l�opi�n the site an�d given th�e�ilr 502 re�pu�tatinon�, expressed faith iln' th�e�nm be�nn kn�owl�e�dge�abl�e of th�e�iIr market. Mr. Pasch e noted that iIt was the CiIty 11 s 50'3 con�ce�rn that the de�ve�l�ope�r n{me�e�ts Cilty Code re�q�uIiIre�n{me�n�ts for design of the site an�d con�strulctiIon of the homn es, 5G4 n�ot whether they were building model of spec h�om� e�s that may re�m�aiIn vacant for a ce�rtaiIni pe�riIod of tiIm�e�. 505 Member Wozn�ilak q�ule�stion�e�d if the Cilty Code provided for affordabl�e housing standards for nl e�w de�ve�ll opme�n�ts. 506 Member Gottfried q�ule�stion�e�d whether the Me�tropol�ntan Council had expectations that a com+ +muln�ilty"s total h�ou�siln�g 50 7' stock meet ce�rtailni pe�rce�nitage�s for affbrdabl+ housing cri�te�riIa. 508 Mr. Pasch e advilse�d that Cilty Code died n�ot address such requirements iIn the CiIty 11 s Zon�iIn Ordilnl an�ce�. However, 509 Mr. Pasch e noted that the CiIty 11 s Hou�siln Code spoke to provilsil nt of more affbrdable h�ou�siln in' variouls Classes, 510 buIt there was n1 o re�q�uIiIre�n{me�n�t that develop �ments Dave to provilde th�e�iIr shI are. Mr. Pasch e advised that, iIf the Cilty 511 or Hou�siln an�d Redevelopment uuthI ori�ty (HRA) were a partner iIn such a de�ve�l�op�me�n�t, they wou�l�d specify that a 512 ce�rtann pe�rce�n�tage of affbrdable housing was nn�cl�ulde�d. Mr. Pasch e noted that the Cilty was held to a ce�rtann� 51'3 th�re�sh�ol�d by the Me�tropol�iltan Council to provide a faiIr share of affordabl�e housing in manly se�ctors, an�d that the 514 CiIty was cogn�i�zanit of that criIte riIoni. However, Mr. Paschi ke niote that with cu1rre nit hiom�e va u1e s, m�aniy hiom�e s iIni 515 the com�m�uln�iity had h�iit the affordabl�e category when they mar n�ot Dave qualified fiive years ago. Mr. Pasch e� 516 advilse�d that those affbrdable h�ou�siln levels were monitored con�tiln�uloulsl r an�d were part of the CiIty 11 s 51 7' Com�pre�he+ n' si1ve� Plan' , bu. t were" n�ot part of thins con' silde�rati1on' . 518 Member Gottfried opiIn' e�d that the site re�q�u, iIre�d a faiIr amiou, n' t of draiIn' age miiItiI gatiIon' an' d tre�e� pre�se�rvatiIon' , 519 pote�n�tnal�l r addiln significant dol�l�ar costs to the de've'l�opmee�n�t that couIl�d serve to drilve' the market; an�d e'xpre'sse'd 520 (Mils nn�te�re�st iln a l�on e�r uIsabl�e' life' expectancy for ponds be ron�d the twe'n�ty (20) year Page 10 of 12