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Mr. Schroeder replied that it may not be a mobile home park that is up to current standards as may be found in other mobile home parks, but it is a great location. He indicated that he could guarantee that pads there could be rented and it would be worth more in that configuration; and the value of it is such that putting capital into it to upgrade it can be justified and then get even better rental rates. He indicated that Mr. Wagner left the property in trust to the Lutheran Church, and Thrivent Financial Bank is the financial arm of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Schroeder stated that he does not think the property owner has the desire to operate a mobile home park. He further stated that he could also repurpose it as a mobile home park, upgrade it, and then run it that way; but that is not what Ponderosa does, and it is not what the community wants. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Acting Chair Blank noted that Ms. Greene just arrived in the audience and would like to speak on an item on the Consent Calendar. He advised Ms. Greene that the Commission will have to get through this part of the hearing and will then come back and revisit that Consent Item. The Commission then proceeded to the Discussion Points Discussion Points No. 1 and No. 2 were considered together. 1. Is the proposed density acceptable? 2. Is a pedestrian walkway to Vervais Avenue an appropriate amenity to exceed the mid -point density? Commissioner Olson stated that his initial reaction when he received the packet was that it was too dense at 14 lots, but driving through it, there is quite a bit of space there. He stated that he liked the idea of trying to put a couple of homes at the very end up against the wild life overlay, and then put a little more space between the homes along the common road and still end up with 14 homes. He noted that he would not want to buy a home next to a pedestrian walkway. He added that from a marketing point of view, the walkway should not be done. Commissioner Pearce stated that the 14 units are reminiscent of the DiDonato property. She noted that she has concerns when she see projects come before the Commission that have one unit less than the 15 units required to trigger the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance. She indicated that she would rather see it significantly lower with more space between the homes and that she was not opposed to a concept that creates more open space by having a development of attached housing such as townhomes. She noted that going over the mid -point requires a public amenity, and this project does not appear to be proposed to be anything remotely public; it is a private landscape pedestrian walkway that is now being proposed to be gated. She indicated that she is PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 28, 2012 Page 14 of 38