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Mr. Zawadsl�i had spent significant time tall�ing to residents at and following the meetings; and the public concern appeared to be the contaminants on the site, rather than the proposed land use. Mr. Moser expressed his confidence that the site contamination would be well controlled under MPCA guidelines; and expressed his personal apologies for any perception that public comments had been cut off or disregarded; noting the significant contributions made to the plan by those comments from the original Concept Plan. Commissioner poherty concurred with the Mr. Moser's interpretation of the public meetings, specifically addressing the third meeting that he had attended; and noted the citizen-controlled discussion and concerns expressed related to site contamination; and the difficulty the developer would �ave bad in curtailing tbat discussion to more- adequately address land use issues. Commissioner Woznial{ sought clarification regarding Mr. Willmus's proposal for relocation of the town home units to the other side of the lot. City Engineer Bloom advised that, due to the contour of the site, and existing homes, staff would not concur with the developers proposing to direct runoff toward existing properties. Mr. Willmus clarified that he was not proposing relocating the storm water pond; but would leave it as proposed by the developer. Dennis Dietzel, 2954 N�Iamline (across from proposed four-plex) Mr. Dietzel expressed concern about the proposed four—plex, opining that it didn't' feel in character with the neighborhood. Mr. Dietzel further opined that the single-family homes would be more apt to bring in families with children, while the town home units would attract empty nesters. Mr. Dietzel questioned if the four-plex units were included only for financial considerations, rather than meeting housing goals or to draw additional children into the area. Mr. Dietzel recognized the need to mal{e the project feasible by including the four-plex, but opined that there appeared to be a unanimous feeling of discomfort in the neighborhood with including density to accommodate tk�e four-plex. Mr. Moser responded to Mr. Dietzel that, while it would be inaccurate to say the proposal wouldn't work without the four-plex, it was a motivating factor to address concerns and goals of the ��2A as well as other economic concerns from a land development perspective. Mr. Moser opined that a four-plex had a bad connotation associated with it, but assured the Commission and the public that, as the application process continued, the developers could provide designs to address public concerns and make it aesthetically pleasing within the development and neighborhood. Mr. Paschke opined that assurances for owner-occupied versus rented town homes and�or four-plexes may mal{e them more amenable.