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Director Clark inquired if Site 28: Steelwave should remain in the preliminary inventory for further consideration and if there should be any changes to the recommended density range. She reported the property owner is recommending a mixed-use development. She advised the development area is 123.18 acres with a recommended mixed density of 30 units per acre for 8 acres and 8 to 14 units per acre for 118 acres and would provide a capacity of 1,331 units. It was recommended by the Planning Commission to exclude the site in the inventory. Councilmember Arkin moved to exclude Site 28a and Site 28b to exclude Site 10 from further consideration. Councilmember Testa seconded the motion. Councilmember Balch strongly recommended including Site 28 in the EIR and advised the City Council is choosing to densify the community if the site is not studied in the EIR. He advised there are many large sites included in the inventory and if any of those do not come to fruition there are not many sites to take their place. He believes it needs to be studied in totality. Mayor Brown noted that the site is zoned industrial right now and noted the rock quarries have asked for a buffer for safety. She advised it is a perfect location for industrial uses. She believes it is a bad site for development because there is no infrastructure. She advised the cost of building a road from El Charro Road to Stanley Boulevard was estimated to cost $100 million. She noted the El Charro Road continuation would go through two drinking water lakes. She advised she cannot support the east side location for anything other than industrial and commercial. Councilmember Arkin noted it costs $100 million to build a new high school. She agreed with Mayor Brown's comments that affordable housing needs to be near key transportation hubs and has no infrastructure. She agrees the area needs full analysis but cannot support including the site at this time. Councilmember Balch conceded he is in the minority but believes the site could be a solution should one of those other large sites not be viable. He noted El Charro Road has been identified as a regional transportation road and would like an EIR to review the traffic. Councilmember Narum would also like to see it be included in the EIR and believes it is worth the review to understand the options. She noted she is not ready to rezone it. She advised a lot of industrial and commercial sites have been eliminated and would like to see a balance between, housing, commercial, retail, and industrial areas. Mayor Brown advised this site could be used for industrial and commercial. MOTION: It was m/s by Arkin/Testa to exclude Site 28a and Site 28b to exclude Site 10 from further consideration as recommended and as noted. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Arkin, Testa, Mayor Brown Noes: Councilmembers Balch, Narum Absent: None Director Clark inquired if Site 29: Oracle should remain in the preliminary inventory for further consideration and if there should be any changes to the recommended density range. She advised the development area is 3 acres with a recommended density of 45 to 75 units per acre and would provide a capacity of 135 units. She advised it was recommended by the Planning Commission to exclude the site in the inventory. Councilmember Narum moved to include Site 29 in the inventory at the recommended increased density of 45 to 75 units per acre. Councilmember Arkin seconded the motion. City Council Minutes Page 26 of 27 February 8,2022