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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, September 03, 2008 Page 7 for those lots as part of this application, and repackaging for the City Council anticipated at their September 15, 2008 meeting. Applicant, United Properties, Alex Hall (owner representative) and Kevin Teppen (MFRA - Site and landscaping engineer) Mr. Hall addressed various questions of the Commission and clarified developer intent on various aspects of the project. Mr. Hall highlighted and expanded on staff’s report related to access and turnaround, with a proposed access road onto the site on the north side for both the senior cooperative building and the assisted living building; provided visual evidence of the condition of two (2) of the homes that were abandoned and proposed for demolition, in addition to requiring soil remediation due to above- ground heating oil tanks on site; and provided information on the sighting of the buildings on the sites; the developer’s intent to do little with the landscaping on the north, since much of the area is wetland, and while the trees are not of a favorable species, they do provide a substantial buffer between the project and the road, in addition to addressing a major concern of neighbors in blocking their visibility to the project site, road and noise issues. Mr. Hall noted the developer’s willingness to continue working with staff to address City concerns, while creating a good project. Mr. Hall noted that the developer had forfeited land originally planned for the development of 5-6 proposed townhomes to serve as a transition between Brenner Avenue single- family homes and the senior coop building, in order to facilitate an access road into the park, with the land to the north of the road then becoming useless to the developer. Mr. Hall opined that if a public sidewalk was to be maintained, it seemed fair that the City would take that on since the developer had forfeited a substantial portion of their site for the park access road, in addition to being asked to construct the roadway as part of their project, and to install lighting along the park road. Mr. Hall further opined that if the developer were asked to pay park dedication fees in addition to those items, the developer was not supportive of that; and retained their position that they had already been more than generous. Mr. Hall further addressed elevations and architectural renderings; heights; and proposed material mix to break up the building façade for both buildings. Discussion included defining the distance between the front entrance and north boundary for the senior coop building (160’) and based on neighborhood requests to locate the building as far away from their properties as possible to retain green space; and demographics provided by the developer of baby boomers and trends, with the developer expressing confidence in the market addressing ongoing demand, and based on a market feasibility study completed by the developer in May of 2008. Mr. Hall addressed marketing of the coop building, advising that they had just hit ninety (90) reservations earlier this week, and noting that thirty-two percent (32%) of those reservations represented current Roseville residents, allowing for further achievement of City-expressed goals in opening up single-family homes in the community for young families to enhance the school systems. Mr. Hall advised that, with commitment for an additional five (5) units, that would represent fifty-percent (50%) of the facility reserved, at which time the developer would contact reservation holders to convert their reservations into subscription agreements. Mr. Hall noted that, historically, at that time, only fifty percent (50%) of the reservations holders will convert, and it was the developer’s normal business practice to pre-sell fifty percent (50%) at a minimum before initiating construction. Mr. Hall further noted that, since it was too late in the year to break ground, and until the final municipal approval process was completed, they were anticipating a start date for the spring of 2009, which would allow for additional