Mr. Searles said staff identifies that the times and conditions have changed to warrant a change in the plan. Mr. Searles said on April 13, 2022 City Council approved the Gold Line Station Area Master Plan. Mr. Searles said the purpose of the City’s master plan was to determine the appropriate land uses around each of the three (3) stations, optimize existing development, prepare for potential redevelopment, create a unique sense of place with landscaping and lighting fixtures, and enhance connectivity within the area. Mr. Searles stared within the plan, the subject site was studied due to its proximity to the transit line and was recommend to be guided for high density residential use adjacent to Bielenberg Drive.

Mr. Brandsted said that they do think it is enough and gave details on the comparison they made with another development they have in Minnetonka. He provided the math data they conducted to ensure this is successful.

Mr. Searles stated that when staff does the next update to the zoning ordinance update that the city will look likely to adopt a bedroom count approach.

Vice Chair Swanson advised the parking flexibility made a lot of sense being it is a senior facility and enjoyed all of the trails as well as the choice of trees.

Mr. Searles stated staff identifies that the times and conditions have changed to warrant a change in the plan. The development to the east of the subject parcel is called Arbor Ridge. He said as part of the development two (2) significant events occurred that changed the highest and best use for the adjacent land. He said the first was the extension of Hargis Parkway which extended city sewer and water to the subject site but also provided a significant traffic benefit to Bailey Road by providing an additional east/west roadway connection from Woodlane Drive to Pioneer Drive. He said the second change was the construction of a municipal drinking water supply well in the location identified below. Due to the close proximity to the city well, allowance of additional private water wells should be greatly minimized to reduce drawdown and contamination risks. Mr. Searles said the proposed utilization of city sewer and water would mitigate the risks to the adjacent municipal drinking water supply well.

Greg Novak a resident who resides at 4460 Woodlane Drive, commented on the plan to provide good opportunities to the surrounding properties. He advised the water drainage and watershed to be important to him and that the engineering works well.

Mr. Searles said those mean the same and confirmed that they will be preserved and said he will clean up that language to be clearer.

Mr. Olin said there won’t be an oil water separator structure on this and said there is a two-step process for treatment of the water in the pond. He said one of them is a filtration basin where the water goes into the first pond then through sand then through a pipe to the next pond. He said through this process, this is how separation occurs.

Mr. Searles said there’s two ways park dedication to be collected, saying one is a portion is dedicated to the city for park use or a payment in lieu occurs. He said condition number five (5) is saying there will be a payment in lieu to the city for park dedication.

Mr. Searles said from a Fire and EMS standpoint, the scope includes the complete demolition of the former Washington County Service Center (2150 Radio Drive) to make way for a new, multi-story fire station wing. He said this new construction will feature high-speed bi-fold fire bay doors for faster deployment, advanced 'hot zone' decontamination areas to protect firefighters from carcinogens and significantly expanded 24-hour living quarters to accommodate a growing full-time staff.

Mr. Searles said conversely, the Police Services standpoint focuses on a significant interior remodel of the existing 43,000-square-foot building (2100 Radio Drive), which is being stripped of its existing administrative layouts to create specialized, secure zones. Mr. Searles said the remodel will provide dedicated suites for the K9 and drone (UAS) programs, private interview rooms for mental health professionals and social workers, and an expanded, secure evidence processing wing.

Mr. Searles said there was a lot of discussion that happened regarding this and the need. He gave specifics on the reason for the design and how Radio Drive is a County Road and the County having a strong recommendation from the Washington County staff and their reasoning for it.

Council Member Morris said there are very few elements included in the site given the Hero training facility exists for training etc. Mr. Shah asked about the canine areas. Council Member Morris said there are bathing areas that would be included for the canines and provided information on it.