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inventory of public and institutional land which were issues raised in public comments in the preceding weeks. He presented an aerial map of the site and said the site has had a long and contentious development history. In the early 199O's the project site was called the Busch property, a 92 acre farm. A plan was submitted in 1997 by Ponderosa Homes, approved by the City Council and ultimately rescinded after a citizen's referendum. In 2002 after multiple workshops and community input, Ponderosa Homes returned with a new plan which was approved by the City Council (PUD-18) which comprised of 193 single family homes, 172 unit senior apartment complex, a 23-acre public school option or a medium density senior residential housing site, and also a 2.5 acre private park and a 6 acre church site. It is the 6 acre church site being discussed tonight. In 2006 the Planning Commission approved Centerpoint Church's master plan for 4 buildings totaling just over 81,000 square feet with a 900 person sanctuary. The master plan could be built out today without any further discretionary approvals, and staff will revisit this later when looking at water and traffic impacts of the project and compare the impacts of the approved project to the impacts of what is currently being proposed. Later in 2006 the Planning Commission approved a site modification allowing the church to expand its preschool and children's programs and also to allow for a temporary church structure while financing was raised. Ultimately 2 school buildings were constructed and a Montessori School with an enrollment of 120 students which currently occupies the buildings on the project site. The project consists of 4 major components which are summarized in the staff report. The study is designated in the General Plan and Zoning ordinance for Public and Institutional Development. The first two components of the project involve changing the General Plan land use designation and also zoning for a 4.25 acre portion of the site to allow for residential development in that portion of the site. The remaining almost 2 acre portion would retain its existing General Plan land use designation and zoning. The third item on the list is the PUD Development Plan which is the plan that allows for development of the 25 single family residential units on the site, streets, a small park and associated features. The fourth item on the list is a modification to the approved church site plan and conditional use permit to eliminate the church use, retain the private school and also allow for a modified school operational plan. Mr. Weinstein stated that when this project came to the Planning Commission in August it contained 27 residential units, 2 more units than currently proposed. It contained no on-site park space and the school operational plan was identical to the one proposed today. Staff was generally supportive of the application but they identified specific components of the project that could benefit from refinement. There was a spirited discussion at the Planning Commission meeting including whether the project should be subject to a workshop as the applicant team had declined a workshop earlier in the process. The Planning Commission ultimately voted to advance the project to the City Council with 2 key modifications: 1) reduce the overall residential density of the project to allow for construction of the on- site open space amenity and 2) evaluating the provision of additional on-site parking for Gardens residence to the north because parking at the Gardens had been impacted. The final vote was 3 ayes, 2 abstentions (Chair Allen and Commissioner Nagler) who indicated they could support a project on the site but they believe the project design was not as good as desired and could have benefitted from more input from the Planning Commission at a workshop. Following that meeting the applicant worked closely with staff on the modifications and Mr. Weinstein provided a slide reflecting those modifications. In addition to the 2 modifications, the applicant team City Council Minutes Page 4 of 28 October 6, 2015