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World to get their stock rotated out and come up with alternate plans for next season. Mr. Moiner responded in the affirmative. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Cook, Elvig, Jeffrey, Olson, and Pearson. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Strommen. Further discussion: City Attorney Goodrich suggested a work session discussion regarding uses on the City owned property on Highway 10. Councilmember Elvig commented staff has been reluctant in leasing out property on Highway because they do not want the City to be acting as a landlord. However, the opportunities the City has seen so far have been with buildings; it would be easier to be the landlord of a parking lot than a building with issues like heat, electricity, etc. He would like to investigate this type of leasing situation further; it would be better for the City and the State to get revenue off the properties it owns along the highway. Mayor Gamec directed staff to review possible locations for this use and to inform the Council and R V World. Case #3: Request for Preliminary Site Plan Approval of ACCAP-Ramsey Town Center Apartments; Case of Anoka County Community Action Program, Inc. Ass't Community Development Dir/HRA Executive Dir. Frolik stated Anoka County Community Action Program (ACCAP) has submitted an application to develop a five-story, mixed-use building generally located at Sunwood Drive and East Town Center Drive within the Town Center. ACCAP is proposing to construct a 15, 194-square foot building composed of four floors of apartments over a ground floor of retail uses. The building is proposed to be located in front of the Municipal Parking Ramp and west of the new Municipal Center. It will contain 40 apartments, 20 of which will be affordable and 20 which will be market-rate. This project represents the first affordable housing to be developed within the Town Center. Ms. Frolik advised the site is zoned TC-l, and both apartments and retail are permitted within this district. The TC-l District requires a minimum density of 15 units per acre. As proposed, the 40 apartments equate to a density of approximately 111 units per acre. The District also requires at least 70% of the ground floor frontage of all buildings on primary or through streets be reserved for retail, restaurant or other service uses that directly serve the public. The site plan meets this requirement as the entire first floor is proposed to be retail. The TC-l District also requires a Floor Area Ratio of 1.0 for all lots. The proposed building exceeds this requirement. Ass't Community Development Dir/HRA Executive Dir. Frolik explained the building proposes to utilize the parking ramp for parking spaces for both the apartments and retail uses. City Code requires a total of 136 parking spaces for the proposed uses. The Municipal Ramp has always been expected to serve this building and can accommodate the number of spaces required. An agreement will need to be worked out with the applicant regarding payment of a maintenance fee for the parking spaces for both the apartments and the retail portion of the building. Ms. Frolik indicated the building is proposed to be composed of brick, stucco, and fiber-cement siding. All are permitted materials in the TC-l District. The RTC Technical Advisory committee has reviewed the site plan and has further recommended that a pedestrian pass-through be included in 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 City Council! June 13,2006 Page 9 of 26