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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 28, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 24 (4. #11-3498 MATT ALEXANDER ON BEHALF OF KRAUS ANDERSON REALTY COMPANY, 875 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST - RPUD MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL, Continued) units. Including the covered entry, the applicant is proposing a two-story building with a 25,665 square foot footprint and a total of 47,891 finished square feet. The concept plan and master development plan approval process is similar to the preliminary plat and final plat process in that the concept plan approval outlines all of the conditions and requirements necessary for the applicant to meet in order to receive master development approval. The master development plan process is the final step where the City assures the applicant has met the requirements outlined in the concept plan approval and formally approves the project. Kraus-Anderson has met the requirements and conditions outlined within the concept plan approval resolution. The property was placed in the MUSA in 1987. In 2007, the property was re-guided to allow for residential development at a density of 1.43 units per acre for the Orono Villas project. In the draft 2010 CMP, the property was re-guided again to allow for a residential development at high density, a density that would have allowed up to 10 units per acre or 59 units based on a net area of 5.9 acres. In the final approved version of the 2010 CMP, the property was allowed to have a footprint increase from 20K to 30K square feet and the density was increased to allow for up to 15 units per acre. The proposed use at 62 units was within the guided density requirements. The Planning Commission voted 5 to 0 to recommend approval of the project. The City Council waived the park fee requirement for the memory care units as part of the Welsh application. Kraus-Anderson has requested an additional reduction in the park fee based on the classification of the 10 enhanced assisted living units. The park fee amount of $139,750 is based on 43 units. The reduction requested results in a park fee of $107,250, for a difference of $32,500. Staff recommends approval of the project per the conditions in the draft development contract and the resolution. Additionally, as this project involves a rezoning from RR-1B to RPUD, a rezoning ordinance is attached for Council approval. The rezoning will only become effective upon execution of all other documents with regard to this development. Matt Alexander, Real Estate Development Consultant for Kraus-Anderson, thanked Staff for their work on this application. Kraus-Anderson has been in the real estate business for approximately 60 years and in the construction business for around 100 years. Kraus-Anderson senior care is a relatively new project. While they have constructed a number of these facilities, they have not operated and managed one before, so Kraus-Anderson has selected Ebenezer Management Company to manage the facility. Susan Farr, Ebenezer, stated they are part of the Fairview Health System. They have been in business for 95 years and in 1995 merged with Fairview. Ebenezer currently has 56 properties that they own or manage. Ebenezer loves the Orono area and feel it will be a good fit for this facility. Ebenezer was voted one of the top 100 employers to work for last year and they will bring that philosophy to Orono. Ebenezer has adult daycare, transitional care, care suites, nursing homes, and independent assisted living. They will be opening York Gardens April 1st in Edina, which is their newest facility. McMillan asked for a brief overview of the services that will be provided at this facility. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 04/11/2011 Approval of Council Minutes 03/28/2011 [Page 3 of 24]