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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 17, 2017 Page 15 tively impacting those current residents attempting to access their homes and in- creases in that traffic, resulting in a recipe for a mess. While recognizing that this site represents valuable development space, Mr. Burmeier noted the current green space amenity that helped create a sound barrier for residents between Highway 88 and I-35W. Mr. Burmeier questioned how the neighborhood could possibly absorb that additional population, and supported MDR as a much more appropri- ate consideration. Lisa Dalke,3045 Patton Road For a development like this to be successful, Ms. Dalke opined that there was the need for a transit hub. Ms. Dalke stated that the neighborhood loved the existing green space, which would also be of benefit to new as well as existing residents. Ms. Dalke asked that the city take into consideration that the neighborhood sup- ported an environment similar for affordable housing as well as single-family res- idents. Peter Knaeble, Golden Valley Land Company (working with Sand Compa- nies and land owners, the Reiling family) Mr. Knaeble responded to several questions/comments raised during public com- ment. Mr. Knaeble advised that MnDOT had access restrictions recorded against the en- tire development parcel, prohibiting access onto Highway 88. Mr. Knaeble clarified that the developer had two pending applications in process for affordable housing units, for a total of fifty nine units, not sixty units. Mr. Knaeble noted that calculations provided for up to 209 units supported by HDR, with only 109 units available with MDR, creating a significant difference for the project's point of view. Specific to green space, Mr. Knaeble clarified that as part of the proposed 209- unit development, more green space was anticipated due to the compactness of the buildings on site, and stated that he considered that there would be more tree loss and green space with an MDR rather than HDR development based on layout of the buildings. Mr. Knaeble opined that the Reiling family may be concerned if there was a change from HDR at this point since they had been paying taxes accordingly over the last eight years. City Council and Staff Discussion Site 1 and 2 (Old County Road 8 Triangle Site) In response to the public, Mayor Roe noted that whether property guidance for the triangle site had been MDR or HDR, it was not in response to any particular pro- posal or whether affordable or market rate housing was applicable, but rather ad- dressing future use of the property and not related to this or any other project go- ing forward in the future.