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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 17, 2009 Page 5 nal opposition to the development in September of 2008. Councilmember Pust requested clarification, on page 6 of the staff report, as to constructs the turn- around for the City park and parking lot; and asked that this be clarified prior to the City Council considering action on this request. Mr. Lloyd advised that the turnaround ownership and construction was not clear from the previous meeting minutes, and asked that the City Council address that question to the developer. Mr. Lloyd noted that the developer's representative, Mr. Alex Hall, was present at tonight's meeting. Councilmember Pust noted discussion at the Planning Commission level as to why the developer was not considering building fewer stories to the building, to reduce height and impact to the neighborhood, based on citizen complaints related to that issue. Mayor Klausing requested Mr. Lloyd to address the phasing process, noting that this request was unique based on the unknowns being requested (i.e., not knowing the number of units being built for Phase I); and how this impacted the require- ments of the PUD. Mr. Lloyd advised that staff would review the final plans, in addition to current exterior elevations previously presented, for Phase I; with staff having evaluated and compared the proposal to-date and recommend approval for phasing construc- tion as proposed, noting that the final plans would be consistent for the total pro- ject, just completed in two phases. Mr. Lloyd noted that the draft PUD Agree- ment included in the agenda materials provided a detailed list of plans as part of that agreement and to be provided by the developer and referenced by staff. Mr. Lloyd advised that submission of those technical drawings would be further re- viewed by staff for consistency with the City Council's approval at tonight's meeting; with the PUD Agreement then finalized and sent to Ramsey County for recording against the property. Councilmember Roe noted that the City Council already approved the full build- out in September of 2008; and that unless they collectively changed their minds at this point, the developer was simply asking that the City Council approve staging of the development to achieve the full project based on current financial and hous- ing markets. Councilmember Roe requested clarification as to whether the City Council, in order to approve the phasing, needed to have Phase I drawings depict- ing exactly what Phase I would look like, or whether Phase II was all that was needed as a land use guiding document for the property, noting that Phase I would consist of completion of the entire stormwater management plan and other condi- tions as detailed by staff in their report. Councilmember Roe questioned if the City Council was perhaps making the issue more complicated that necessary.