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City Council Minutes <br />July 6, 2020 <br />Page 3 <br />■ Proximately to nearby amenities. <br />■ Vast majority of residents will come from the community/neighboring <br />communities and tend to be retired or have professions like teaching. <br />■ Biggest misunderstanding is perception this is Section 8 Housing, but it is <br />workforce housing. <br />■ Reviewed building design/layout and neighborhood comparability. <br />■ Reviewed community engagement efforts prior to this meeting and the low <br />turnout. All shopping tenants were also notified. <br />■ Property has been vacant for over 10 years. <br />■ TH169 reconfiguration will not benefit this property to be more desirable for <br />commercial use. <br />■ Disagree with staff recommendation about parking stalls, which they were only <br />made aware of recently. The market determined the number of stalls proposed is <br />accurate. He further reviewed parking requirements in other communities. Other <br />communities work with them on parking requirements. <br />■ The project never had a planned access on Irving Street. <br />■ The trips per day would be less than a commercial business. <br />■ Property value misconception as it relates to affordable housing are unfounded. <br />He reviewed his company's last two projects and its affects to surrounding <br />property values. <br />■ Leases with tenants are structured to reduce problem tenants. <br />Matt Finn, Senior Architect, LHP Architect, 4111 One North Avenue South, <br />Minneapolis discussed the following: <br />■ Site plan layout. <br />o Buffering on south side with 40 trees, 6-foot cedar fence for privacy. <br />o A 10-foot elevation change. Vegetation is visible over the top of the <br />building <br />Exterior materials. Height of wainscoting can be adjusted. <br />Building scale in relation to surrounding neighborhood. <br />Steven Casey, 19453 Irving Circle, thanked Council for taking his calls. He <br />expressed opposition to the project for the following reasons: <br />■ Additional traffic and noise. Residential traffic will be 24/7 versus daytime retail <br />traffic. <br />■ Not enough parking. <br />■ Number of additional vehicles the project would bring to his cul-de-sac. <br />■ Declining property values. <br />■ Increased crime. <br />■ Safety for local children who play in the street. <br />■ Not opposed to affordable housing but it must fit in with surrounding <br />neighborhood aesthetics. <br />Gary Tonsager, 19576 Holt Street, Pearl Vision owner and resident, expressed the <br />following concerns: <br />■ Area aesthetics and compatibility. <br />PP0NEAEB BY <br />j <br />� ATLW <br />