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Councilmember Sullivan thanked the Task Force for their work, said he was surprised when he saw the larger conceptual plan, did not want to lock into the plan without reviewing all options, he asked to see some two-story options and some reduced number options for the site, as this will be a significant change to the neighborhood. He also wanted to better understand the relationship between Pleasanton Gardens and how the City leverages its assets and what happens to the ownership of the site if the development happens. Another option he wanted to look at is whether the City should redevelop both sites and spreading the units out across the two sites in a less dense fashion. Regarding affordability, he asked for a table with `x' number of units at certain levels which he believed would most likely come out of the pro forma. Also, he asked for a comparison of rehabilitating the existing buildings versus building new buildings. Vice Mayor Thorne agreed with the additional options proposed, but said the Task Force realizes these are the beginning stages and there are a lot of pitfalls they will need to deal with such as parking, view lines, height, density, financial feasibility. Councilmember McGovern voiced concern with the recommendation for a proposed 150 unit housing development and suggested other options. She said outdoor landscaped areas are being taken up with parking lots which she feels detracts from the project, she is not looking at removing Pleasanton Gardens, and financially, she suggested the Council focus on Kottinger Place only without Pleasanton Gardens. Mr. Bocian said Kottinger Place operates exclusively on grants from HUD and people are getting concerned about that right now, and Councilmember McGovern said the Council should review those types of things from all aspects, work with the surrounding neighborhoods, wanted to know the value of Kottinger Place, voiced concerns with the development's financial feasibility, but is willing to move forward. City Manager Fialho noted that the City has experience doing this with two or three other projects and confirmed with the Council that staff will analyze financially two extremes and come up with 4-5 options; the 150-unit project to the least extreme which is rehabbing the existing structures, including terms of affordability, pro's and con's of several options which can be done through a pro forma. The secondary part of the recommendation is to begin to provide some conceptual designs for the 150-unit project, which may lead to additional conceptual work on the other options when staff returns to Council. Motion: It was m/s by Cook-Kallio//Thorne to approve conceptual site plan for the redevelopment of Kottinger Place and authorized the Task Force to work toward developing a final project plan including a draft financial pro-forma and ownership structure for the proposed 150-unit senior housing development; approved amendment #1 to the professional services agreement with Christian Church Homes for an amount not to exceed $35,000 for additional architectural design and administrative services. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, McGovern, Sullivan, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Noes: None Absent: None COUNCIL REPORTS: Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and meetings attended by the Mayor and City Council -None. MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL