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of a maintenance fee for the parking spaces for both the apartments and the retail portion of the building. The building is proposed to be composed of brick, stucco, and fiber-cement siding. All are permitted materials in the TC-1 District. The RTC Technical Advisory Committee has reviewed the site plan and has further recommended that a pedestrian pass-through be included on the ground floor of the building to accommodate pedestrian access to the parking ramp. The building will gain access from an alley between the building and the parking ramp. This alley is 20 feet in width and is intended to provide vehicle access to facilitate deliveries and trash removal for the building. Staff understands that upper stories of the building will have a slight overhang that will encroach into this space; additional detail is required on this overhang to ensure that emergency vehicles can gain access to the rear of this building. The Planning Commission reviewed the plans on June 1, 2006 and recommended that the City Council grant preliminary site plan approval. They also recommended that a skyway be considered for the plan to provide resident access to the ramp, and that further consideration be given for resident storage needs. There is an error with the eastern property line for this lot, as recorded w/th Ramsey Town Center 5th Addition. The City will need to process an administrative plat prior to this project receiving final site plan approval. It should be noted that it was intended for the eastern lot line for the subject property line up with the edge of the parking ramp, as shown on the site plan. Because of this, staff is recommending that the additional area (4,060 square feet) be transferred to the applicant at no charge. Anoka County HRA levy funds At the City Council Work Session on May 30, 2006, the City Council requested a breakdown of how the $400,000 in Ramsey dedicated Anoka County HRA levy funds would be allocated towards reductions in various City impact fees. Since that Work Session, ACCAP has revised their budget plan as follows: 1. $10,000 reduction in the estimated $107,170 sewer and water trunk fees due on the residential portion of the building. 2. $120,000 to establish a rent subsidy program for 4 units over a 10 year period. 3. $270,000 loan (for other eligible expenses) at 1.6% interest with the principal of $400,000 due in 30 years. Livable Communities Grant Application Another aspect of the project funding package includes ACCAP's application to the Metropolitan Council's Livable Communities Local Housing Incentives Account Program. This application requires the City Council to authorize the Mayor to attest to the following: a) City's support of the project; b) that eminent domain was not used to acquire property associated with the project. -216-