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City Council Meeting 18 November 13,2000 Weinberger stated that Orono Ambar,LLC submitted an application for a two-lot plat of a 6.7 acre property, splitting it into a 4 acre and a 2.7 acre site. Proposed is a rezoning for the two properties from B-1, Retail Sales Business District to B-6/PUD (for office use of the proposed west parcel) and RPUD/PUD (for multi-family residential use of the proposed east parcel). The intended uses of the properties are a 2 and 3-story 62 unit senior housing project and a 23,000 s.f. office building. Weinberger explained that since the last public meeting,the developer had changed the plan by sliding the building further to the south, creating a 56 foot setback between the building and rear property line. He had also lowered one half of the building by 7 feet. He removed the third story on the eastern third of the building. Mr. Dunbar moved the service road and rearranged the parking. so that traffic wouldn't have to pass directly through the lot, also parking along the south side of the road had been removed. The service road would continue on to the office parking, and through to the property line in order to allow future access to Brimhall Road. Three primary issues were discussed at the Work Session: 1. Site plans and use of the property as residential commercial, 2. RPUD zoning district, and 3. TIF financing. Mayor Jabbour asked Mr. Dunbar to summarize the project's history. He stated that he came in over the summer with a concept to put retail on the first floor and senior housing above it. The proposed building was too high, so he broke the project apart offering a