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199 Mr. Co~: said he thinks the strategy for middle income housing needs to be more refined than it is. One notion- is to attract middle income people and another is to keep current residents here by enhancing their quality of life which includes increasing accessibility to the greenbelt trails. Mr. Cox-noted that there is no access to Pen Park from the area. Ms. Daugherty said that the developer of the treatment plant property plans to provide access to Pen park. Mr. Cox asked what there is about the quality of this neighborhood that needs to be enhanced, and said he feels Council should reflect on why this neighborhood does not need the development. Mr. Cox said it is not strategic and is a destabilizing proposal. Mr. Cox said he would prefer a strategy that is more about keeping the residents we have. Ms. Daugherty said the proposal is strategic as hr as the school system is concerned. Ms. Daugherty noted that many who have opposed this development are in homes that were opposed not long ago. Ms. Daugherty said that the City needs new homes. Mr. Caravatisaid he is embarrassed by the process and that Council did not demand a PUD. Mr. Caravati said that carrying out thetlousing Strategy is a balancing act. Mr. Caravati said that Council needs to look at the longterm and ask whether there is a significantJ deprivation to the neighborhood or the City as a whole as a result of this development. Mr. Caravati said he feels the answer to that question is no. Another question is whether this proposal wilt help, and said he feels it will. Mr. Caravati noted that parkland will be-increased significantly as a result of the proposal, and added that Council is not in the business of selling parkland. RESOLUTION: APPROVING CONCEPT OF SITE PLAN/DESIGN FOR ~,VRENSON DEVELOPMENT (FORMER TREATMENT PLANT PROPERTY NEAR PEN PARK) Mr. Huja reviewed, the proposal for development of the 25 acres of former treatment plant property, and asked Council to approve the concept of the plan so it can move forward with the- PUD process. The developer owns six acres of property on Albemarle County which will be used to access the property. Between 130 and 150 units of a variety of single family housing units are proposed, as welt as a community playground, garden, pool, and pedestrian bridge over Meadow Creek Mr. Huja said two neighborhood meetings have been held, one last year and onein August. Mr. Huja said one unresolved issue is the access, noting that currently there is only one access proposed from Penn Park Lane. Mr. Huja noted that approval from the County will be needed for the portion in the County. Mr. Huja said that the developer will make improvements to the intersection of Rio Road and Penn Park Lane and to Penn Park Lane itself. Responding to a question from Mr. Caravati, Mr. Huja said the issue of sidewalks offsite has not been discussed. Mr. Cox asked what the mechanism is for looking at sidewalks, and Mr. Huja said there is no requirement for offsite sidewalks. Mr. Cox said he thinks it would be beneficial to explore sidewalks offsite. Mr. Cox asked if an engineer has looked at the access issue into the site and saidhe would tike to see alternatives to increase the accessibility to the site~ Mr. Cox said he would like to explore other options and would like for it to go through a full feasibility study. Mr. Toscano asked if Mr. Cox wants to open a City street into the development, and Mr. Cox said he would tike to open Holmes Avenue into the site. Mr. Huja said that the residents on Holmes Avenue have said they do not want the development connected to their street. Mr. Cox said the traffic toad has to be distributed onto more than one street.