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Commissioner Posson inquired, since this has been going on since 2001, how the City engaged the expertise of the Planning staff to ensure the best development possible. Mr. Bocian replied that throughout the years, they have worked closely with Planning staff, and most recently, they received input on the site plan that was reviewed by the City Council back in November of 2013, and then engaged through the typical review process of the City's Staff Review Board. He added that they have also received feedback from the City's Parks and Recreation Commission as well as Housing Commission. Commissioner Allen noted that there appears to be no community feedback here, possibly because this has been going on so long, and inquired if there are any issues out there in the neighborhoods regarding this project or of they really have all been settled. Mr. Bocian replied that from his perspective and that of the Task Force and those individuals who attended the Task Force meeting, there had been a lot of community input over the years, and the issues have been addressed. He noted that at the last Task Force meeting, there was a general agreement regarding the site plan and all of the deal points. He pointed out that the Task Force action was not unanimous; there was one individual representing the neighborhood who supported the project and the design of the project, but still raised some concerns about the portion of the three -story building. He indicated that he thinks this Task Force member had the perspective from the beginning and through the process of trying to get a development that did not include a third story. He added that there were also people who thought that here is a three -story building moving into the neighborhood and how will that affect them on a long -term basis. He noted that there was a lot of moving around on the site plan and a whole lot of interaction; and the work that MidPen Housing and the Task Force did has alleviated all of the neighborhood concerns relative to that. He indicated that he can say pretty confidently that there is general acceptance now. Commissioner Pearce inquired what the status of the Task Force is and if there are future meetings planned. Mr. Bocian said yes. He explained that the Task Force has not been meeting as they are working through this process now, but it will meet again, probably when the project moves into the financing stage, and then re- engage when they move to the relocation stage. He stated that, assuming everything gets approved, the development of the project will be phased, and there will be some relocation that has to take place. He indicated that MidPen Housing, under its DDA, is required to prepare a relocation plan that will be reviewed by staff as well as the Task Force. He added that, as is typical with other projects the City has been involved with, there are certain key things that come up throughout the process, and the Task Force will be re- engaged. Chair Olson inquired if the current residents of the two projects all know this is coming. Mr. Bocian said yes. He stated that from his perspective as a City staff person, MidPen Housing did a tremendous job of reaching out to the residents, meeting with every single PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 12, 2014 Page 6 of 24