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Mr. Serpa said the draft development agreement identifies 15 units in 2017, then 60 in 2018 and the balance in 2019. With respect to Sunflower Hill, there are three milestones in their schedule. He imagined they will be pushing them as they need approvals of this project for their project. For them to get funding they need entitlements and they need this project's infrastructure. Therefore, this project's success is tied to their success and they have packaged this as a deal. Sunflower Hill is a brand they have aligned themselves with and are committed to and he believes they need to get Sunflower Hill out of the ground as soon as possible to demonstrate to the City this model. As soon as they file their Final Map, they can transfer the land. Commissioner Nagler stated from a skeptic's perspective, he said Sunflower Hill is going to have complications getting their tax credits approved and federal housing construction grants approved which will realistically take years and not months. He was trying to determine timing and building out this project neighborhood which will be completed in 2019. If the infrastructure is built by the end of 2017, there are 2 '/z years between that time and the time the neighborhood is completed. Through the growth management of the project, the City could accomplish a practical tie -in between Irby Ranch LLC being able to complete the project and Sunflower being able to get built. Mr. Serpa said funding is complex, but he believes that their pursuit of their funding can happen early in the process and it is not quite as sequential as Commissioner Nagler's comments. Commissioner Nagler clarified there are 42, three -story houses proposed and he asked for the concept behind how these have been configured. Mr. Serpa explained that about the time Township Square was built the highway was 40 feet above the site with 3500 square foot homes being built in the middle of the field in a grid pattern. All were together in one spot and very visible which would be an impact until the community matured. He noted that their development is so different in massing and density and does not compare. In working with the City it was determined that they would wrap the project in two stories because they did not want that same issue. They mixed two and three stories within the community and basically the two stories are all on the outside with more three - stories inside. They also like to put two stories on corner for a softer visual impact and mix the two stories into the three story units for a moving street scene with curvilinear streets. Commissioner Nagler stated his last question has to do with the location of the historical building. He thinks from the standpoint of the view from Stanley Boulevard and the experience of the broader community visually as they drive by and to break up the linearity of the houses on Stanley, to place the building near the oak tree would be a substantial improvement to the development as opposed to tucking it to the side. It PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 10, 2016 Page 11 of 33