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Mayor Brown advised she wants the site's capacity to come down to about 150 units. In response to Mayor Brown, Councilmember Arkin advised the site density could go even lower than 150, aiming for 102 if the site is also mixed-use. Mayor Brown noted there is no retail on First Street, leading her to think this would be a good mixed- use site. She advised these capacity numbers are only for the EIR but noted the City has scared the neighborhood into thinking there will be a massive housing development. Councilmember Narum reported she would have difficulty accepting a three-story project on this site, even if the third story was clustered in the center of the site. She advised she would be willing to go lower but reiterated the point of this exercise is to get a high-end worst-case scenario for the EIR. She reported she wants the site to be compatible with the neighborhood. She noted traffic is a concern but there is already a project to improve the intersection this summer and the PUSD site itself already creates a lot of traffic. She advised her preference is to keep the estimate at 20 units per acre but would be willing to back down to 15 units per acre if that keeps the site on the list. Mayor Brown advised it could be mixed-use zoning with a capacity assumption of 153. Councilmember Arkin agreed to the 150 capacity with some sort of mixed-use, noting this is just for an EIR and not a final determination. She advised including a workforce housing requirement would be ideal. In response to Councilmember Balch, Director Clark recommended stipulating a range density with the midpoint being at 150 units. She advised HCD would term it restrictive if they used a fixed number like 150. She recommended using a range from 8 to 20 units per acre to yield the desired 150 units. In response to Mayor Brown, Director Clark confirmed 15 units per acre for the site's 10.7 acres would yield about 153 units and recommended it should be the midpoint. Mayor Brown advised she is happy to put more houses elsewhere but noted this site is highly-sensitive. She reported she is hearing a consensus to include the site with a target of 153 units, a workforce housing requirement, and a commercial element. City Attorney Sodergren advised it would be helpful for clarification to have a motion. Councilmember Balch urged caution in a commercial element because there is already a lot of vacant retail on Main Street. He reiterated his support for the workforce or teacher-specific housing. In response to Councilmember Balch, Associate Planner Jennifer Hagen clarified if staff uses a range of 8 to 20 units per acre it would allow for a range from 81 to 203 units with a midpoint density of 142 units. Councilmember Balch moved to include Site 25 in the EIR with a density of 8 to 20 units per acre and an underlying request for the site to be used for workforce housing. Councilmember Narum seconded the motion. In response to Councilmember Arkin, Director Clark clarified they are building the overall capacity assumption by tallying the midpoint of the recommended density ranges. She added the State would refuse a single density number for sites due to it being too narrow. Councilmember Arkin advised the range at the high point is too high for her and called for it to be lower. She called for a friendly amendment to reduce the maximum. City Council Minutes Page 7 of 27 February 8,2022