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TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Ron Moorse, City Administrator A, DATE: July 12, 2000 / SUBJECT: Frank Dunbar Senior Housing Proposal on the Rebers Property Several months ago,Frank Dunbar presented a four-story senior housing proposal to the Council that included retail uses on the first floor. The Council indicated the four-story building was too tall,and suggested the first floor retail be eliminated, leaving a three-story senior housing building. Mr. Dunbar has now developed a proposal for a three-story senior housing building on the east portion of the Rebers property, and a two-story medical office building in the northwest corner of the Rebers property. The proposed concept plan is attached. Building Massing Staff has advised Mr. Dunbar that the massing of the building, particularly as viewed from the intersection of North Brown Road and Highway 12, is a key concern of the City. Access Issues Staff has several concerns regarding access issues related to the concept plan. These are as follows: 1. There is no connection between the office building and the senior housing building to provide access from the office building to North Brown Road. 2. There is no connection from the office building to a frontage road to the west. 3. The concept plan shows two separate access points to Highway 12 for the office building and senior building. These should be combined into one access point, and the access should be right-in/right-out only. The concept plan creates a situation where the only access for the office building is from Highway 12. In addition to staff's concern regarding left turns on Highway 12 at uncontrolled access points, there is an existing median on Highway 12 along the entire length of the Rebers property that prohibits left-hand turns. The concept plan would require eastbound traffic to make a U-turn at North Brown Road to access the office building. From staffs perspective,the plan should include,at minimum,a connection from the office building to a future frontage road extending across the northern portion of the Wear property to an extension of Brimhall Road (please see the attached map). If the senior housing/office building proposal moves forward, it should trigger the construction of a frontage road as a permanent solution to the Highway 12 access issue.