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through the middle of the project site to provide for a private park, open space, and scenic uses. Multi- <br /> family housing is dispersed throughout two primary areas located at the Bush Road entryway and on <br /> the opposite side of the residential are by El Charro Road. The remaining single-family residential is <br /> developed at 4 units per acre. The alternative does relocate both the OSC and transfer station to the <br /> industrial area and places the school site on the former OSC property. Mr. Rasmussen noted that while <br /> this is not a fixed location, it is indicative of the type of features they are trying to include in the review <br /> process. <br /> Councilmember Brown said she continues to find this an attractive option but noted that at the June 18, <br /> 2013 meeting she specifically requested that the OSC and transfer station not be relocated in this <br /> option. She explained that as the option with the lowest density, she felt the expense of relocation <br /> would be a significant enough burden to make the alternative infeasible. <br /> Mr. Rasmussen said that the task force, Planning Commission and Council have been clear in that they <br /> do not want either relocation to burden the public. The working assumption is that in offering the <br /> developer the opportunity to utilize the land where they are presently located, which is of far greater <br /> value than the proposed relocation sites, the relocation could pay for itself. If this cannot be achieved, <br /> then the relocation would not meet the criteria of self funding and therefore likely would not be <br /> considered an acceptable feature. <br /> Councilmember Brown noted that this is the only option which proposes relocation of the OSC and <br /> expressed concern that such a heavy burden may sabotage its position as a viable alternative. <br /> Mr. Rasmussen assured her that there is no intent to sabotage the alternative and reminded her that <br /> the example of relocation could be implemented in one of the other alternatives. <br /> Mr. Fialho suggested that, for the sake of comparison, they could introduce another land use alternative <br /> 1A which mimics the same footprint but leaves the OSC in its current location. <br /> Alternative 4 <br /> This alternative proposes 1,283 housing units with a 50/50 single and multi-family residential mix and <br /> provides for the most industrial land use by far. In order to accommodate the more limited residential <br /> acreage, some of the single-family residential would be developed at 8 units per acre. This alternative <br /> also includes a school, which could ultimately reside in a number of locations, and preservation of both <br /> the transfer station and OSC in their present location. <br /> Vice-Mayor Cook-Kallio noted again that the school site is situated on very expensive land. She <br /> concurred that locating it on public land maximizes the ability to fund infrastructure and asked whether <br /> there is any understanding of the costs to locate a school on this type of land versus another. <br /> Mr. Rasmussen said "no," that would be a critical component of preparing the financial analysis. He <br /> agreed that this is particularly high value land, primarily because it is zoned at 8 units per acre which is <br /> the density that maximizes value for developers. <br /> Alternative 5A <br /> This alternative proposes 1,759 housing units with a 55/45 single and multi-family residential mix. The <br /> multi-family development is focused in a central location which feathers out to lower single-family <br /> densities at its borders. It includes utilization of existing habitat space as parkland and public amenities <br /> are modified slightly to include the two spines leading from the development up towards the park or <br /> school. This alternative also allows for potential the transfer station. <br /> City Council Minutes Page 5 of 14 October 15, 2013 <br />