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through the middle of the project site to provide for a private park, open space, and scenic uses. Multi- family housing is dispersed throughout two primary areas located at the Bush Road entryway and on the opposite side of the residential are by El Charro Road. The remaining single-family residential is developed at 4 units per acre. The alternative does relocate both the OSC and transfer station to the industrial area and places the school site on the former OSC property. Mr. Rasmussen noted that while this is not a fixed location, it is indicative of the type of features they are trying to include in the review process. Councilmember Brown said she continues to find this an attractive option but noted that at the June 18, 2013 meeting she specifically requested that the OSC and transfer station not be relocated in this option. She explained that as the option with the lowest density, she felt the expense of relocation would be a significant enough burden to make the alternative infeasible. Mr. Rasmussen said that the task force, Planning Commission and Council have been clear in that they do not want either relocation to burden the public. The working assumption is that in offering the developer the opportunity to utilize the land where they are presently located, which is of far greater value than the proposed relocation sites, the relocation could pay for itself. If this cannot be achieved, then the relocation would not meet the criteria of self funding and therefore likely would not be considered an acceptable feature. Councilmember Brown noted that this is the only option which proposes relocation of the OSC and expressed concern that such a heavy burden may sabotage its position as a viable alternative. Mr. Rasmussen assured her that there is no intent to sabotage the alternative and reminded her that the example of relocation could be implemented in one of the other alternatives. Mr. Fialho suggested that, for the sake of comparison, they could introduce another land use alternative 1A which mimics the same footprint but leaves the OSC in its current location. Alternative 4 This alternative proposes 1,283 housing units with a 50/50 single and multi-family residential mix and provides for the most industrial land use by far. In order to accommodate the more limited residential acreage, some of the single-family residential would be developed at 8 units per acre. This alternative also includes a school, which could ultimately reside in a number of locations, and preservation of both the transfer station and OSC in their present location. Vice-Mayor Cook-Kallio noted again that the school site is situated on very expensive land. She concurred that locating it on public land maximizes the ability to fund infrastructure and asked whether there is any understanding of the costs to locate a school on this type of land versus another. Mr. Rasmussen said "no," that would be a critical component of preparing the financial analysis. He agreed that this is particularly high value land, primarily because it is zoned at 8 units per acre which is the density that maximizes value for developers. Alternative 5A This alternative proposes 1,759 housing units with a 55/45 single and multi-family residential mix. The multi-family development is focused in a central location which feathers out to lower single-family densities at its borders. It includes utilization of existing habitat space as parkland and public amenities are modified slightly to include the two spines leading from the development up towards the park or school. This alternative also allows for potential the transfer station. Councilmember Narum asked whether the residential units gained by moving the transfer station are included in the total number of units. City Council Minutes Page 5 of 13 October 15, 2013