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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 19, 2017 Page 25 Dan Hebert, Gaughan Companies and John Harris,BKV Group Mr. Hebert and Mr. Harris presented five conceptual schemes for mixed use at the currently-zoned high density (HDR) water tower site; and provided examples of similar projects they had done, some involving other municipal sites. Mr. Hebert clarified that their intent would be that residential rental units would be market rate and not limited to seniors, and anticipated a density of between 50 to 70 units, with retail on the lower levels if desired or entirely residential. Councilmember Willmus opined that this discussion may be very preliminary un- til the city determined current uses in the building and their future; at which time the conversation about what to do with the property—whether or liquidate it or re- use it was most prudent. Councilmember Willmus noted that the developer was asking what the city envisioned on the site, something he was unable to answer at this point, and suggested that they reserve their conversations to the city staff lev- el until the City Council makes a decision on which direction to move. Councilmember McGehee noted the potential change in zoning needed to ac- commodate housing, opining that was already a challenging traffic area, especial- ly during the fall/winter shopping season. Councilmember McGehee agreed with Councilmember Willmus that this discussion was too premature until the City Council had a firm idea for the current building and site, while speaking in sup- port of community mixed use (CMU) zoning for that area, as well as her interest in some of the developer's previous projects, and recognizing the significant chal- lenges for this small, busy site. Mayor Roe agreed that this presentation is way ahead of where the City Council was at in the process, while stating his interest in some of the developer's ideas, even though that development would depend on what the market and zoning would allow. Mayor Roe stated that he would be interested in adding residential standalone or as part of a mixed use development, and admitted that the develop- er's concepts helped the City Council to visualize the site's potential. Councilmember Etten agreed with the comments of Mayor Roe. City Manager Trudgeon summarized that the City Council was clearly directing staff to look at housing the Historical Society on the City Hall campus, and to hold any further discussion until completion and review of other space study components. Mayor Roe agreed that the focus of tonight's discussion was to address what was needed for storage at City Hall and outside it in order to accommodate the Histor- ical Society on site. City Manager Trudgeon advised that staff would continue discussion with the Historical Society and their space needs and City Hall available space.