This is one of those areas where the site is guided for housing, but we don't have a zoning district that matches what the comprehensive plan allows for in terms of density. Not the use, just the density.

We're proposing a two-phase project that would deliver age restricted housing for the community... the density here is somewhere between 125 and 150 units for each phase.

Our rents would range in between 2,000 and then the very largest units could go upwards of the five to six $7,000 a month.

I'm wondering why why um have you chosen or are you currently doing over 55 in particular?

I think it will create like this huge wall that you see right there, that wouldn't help you out. So, I'm I'm pretending in my mind we're going through option one um with some of the rest of these comments.

I'm not afraid of the the height um or the PUB uh as outnumbered as I might be. I think people want to understand what or I would want to understand what would help make the prop project successful if there was an ownership component to it.

I think that sidewalk boulevard will feel more the public is going to walk on it too because it's a sidewalk. Yeah. And that's what people do. I want a sidewalk in front of my house. I'd be completely okay with everybody walking on it because I think it's safer.

I think that's a really good point. You know, how do these transition over the next that we were having that conversation uh two days ago of just what does it look like 10 years from now, 15, 20 years from now? Is this is it still getting used the same? And how are the buildings going to have to adopt?

I just don't think we we need that. When you come to the next stage, um you're on a on a bike path which is a jewel of the city. So, we'll be interested to see exactly how the residents are going to get to the bike path and make that as easy as possible.

We began working on the building about two years ago when it emptied and with when 5201 emptied and we put we repainted new garage doors, we put a new sidewalk in, we put all new windows in. Um, and I was confident that there was nothing I we couldn't fix reasonably. Um then we moved inside the building and the problem immediately became the bathrooms... the 2x4s in the walls were rotted almost up to about a foot.

We've been before you for this area with town homes for about eight years. We did get the other project approved. Um, but we started looking at town homes in this part of the part of the city in 2018. Um, we're still waiting for the study that was discussed back then. We're still waiting for town home zoning. None of those things really seem to be uh coming along here. And we really feel that those can't be a reason why a landowner can't improve the property.

The reason we're doing four units is to be able to be able to bring those for sale type units into that $800,000 range rather than having them be at a million two. That's the real reason.

Um, I think the same reason that you're not seeing new redeveloped single family homes landing at price points that some people might feel is more reasonable. Um, you have a lot of infrastructure to create. Um, we're going to have to extend some sewer lines. We're going to have to extend some water lines.

I see this as coming into alignment with that, right? where we have an opportunity to increase density in a in a modest way, right? In an area that clearly is tucked in with other high density type uh housing like to the to the north and south and would only develop more going inward, right?

I'm not used to being on the other side of everybody else that, you know, generically I'm in favor of four homes instead of two. Generically, I'm in favor of density almost always. But this the thing I struggle with here is that we had a really interesting discussion tonight and it seems like the reason that four units is right for this property is because that's the only way you can get enough development going on this piece of land to make all the numbers work out.

I really do appreciate creative ideas to create new opportunities for families in Adina. Um, and I just wanted to say thank you for bearing with us as we we navigate that.

I would like to see more density. Um, I think the neighborhood um can handle it. I think it works and I think it's what the city needs.

I mean I'm I just have to say it's an extremely irresponsible um pursuit in terms of the high cost to achieve the outcome. And some of that was predicated on undesirable decisions on the the development to the east and the west about how that could play out of how you create a better crossing over France. But I just got to say it's like people are talking about it um in terms of infrastructure and planning. You know, we're kind of omitted from the loop in in many ways on that.

When you see an almost $20 million price tag to just cross France, I mean, I can speak for a lot of people and saying like our taxes are going way up. We need to be more responsible with the spending there.

So, um, with all due respect, um, we did have a planning commission meeting with Bill, um, that he called before he ever brought this and before he put the signs up where I think there was about half of us that attended that. And we talked about a lot of the different points. Um, I also see it as a safety issue and you can talk about money all day long, but you've got on a nice day hundreds of people on bikes, in strollers, in cars crossing not just a full intersection, but four, you know, um, offused um, left turns as well.

And we're talking about building how many more units and connecting two two of the city's biggest parks? And all it's going to take is one dreadful accident for a kid on a bicycle or uh a mom or a dad with a stroller that is crossing when somebody's turning left and then all of a sudden it's not going to be about the money anymore.

Um we're in phase one. We've interviewed quite a few city staff members just to get their feedback on their experience with food trucks. We talked with the health department, the parks department, the economic development manager, and I'm missing one person. And you know, just collecting some really good feedback on their experiences.

I thought it was going to be a lot easier to identify and get a list, but it's a little bit harder. So, if you guys know any food truck vendors that operate in the city that you want to send us send our way, please do so and we'll uh get them on the schedule.