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219 <br /> <br /> Mr, Cox asked about Mr. Anderson's thoughts about widening of Ivy Road, and <br />Mr. Anderson said the main thing needed them is sidewalks. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox noted that the University's plans call for Emmet Street and the <br />intersection of Emmet and Ivy Road becoming more of an urban part of the campus, with <br />Barracks Road Shopping Center becoming the retail center for the University community, <br />possibly with mixed housing and retail. Mr. Cox asked if the student housing in that <br />location would be University or privately developed. <br /> <br /> Mr. Anderson said the University is open on that question, and said that the ideal <br />boundary for student housing is the area south of the Shopping Center. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox asked if there is the potential for higher density rental housing in that <br />area, and Mr. Anderson said probably, but it would be nice to retain the buffer zone of <br />trees. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano asked if one of the principles in the Master Plan speaks to the desire <br />by the City to keep as much land as possible on the tax rolls or to receive payment in lieu <br />of taxes, and Mr. Anderson said that is not a principle of the Plan but is consistent with <br />the University's view on that. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch asked what the target is for new student homing, and Mr. Anderson <br />said it is to provide housing based on 30% to 35% ofthe student'population. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said it would be gmat if the University would target housing based on <br />40% of the student population, and Mr. Anderson said that would an interesting comment <br />for the City to make to the University. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox, referring to the relationship between housing and student cars, said that <br />Council has discussed the advisability of the University extending the ban of cars to <br />second year students, and asked if Mr. Anderson thinks that is an idea worth pursuing. <br /> <br /> Mr. Anderson said that personally he thinks that is something the City should <br />remind the University that would be good policy. <br /> <br /> Mr. Anderson discussed the arts precinct proposed for the Carts Hill area. A <br />studio art building, amphitheater, new music building, new museum to replace Bayley <br />Art Museum, and parking are proposed. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said there is the perception that less parking will be available in the area <br />after these projectS are completed, but Mr. Anderson said parking will be doubled. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox asked if it would be possible to treat the Emmet Street side as more of an <br />urban front, noting that the proposed parking structure contradicts the urban feel of <br />Emmet Street, and Mr. Anderson said the ideas need to be developed further. <br /> <br /> Mr. Anderson said a new performing arts center to seat 1,200 to 1,500 is also <br />proposed to be built behind Alderman Library. <br /> <br /> Mr. Anderson said the University would like to improve the pedestrian experience <br />on Jefferson Park Avenue to West Main Street. Medical research and education space is <br />needed near the Health Sciences Center, and he said the unwritten principle is to build on <br />land already owned by the University or contiguous to it. Mr. Anderson said he does not <br />anticipate the University building around Union Station, and said 9th/10th Street would be <br />a good boundary for the University. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said one would hope that research could be accommodated without <br />taking property off the tax rolls, but otherwise he feels this type of development would be <br />good for the West Main Street corridor. <br /> <br /> Mr. Anderson said he understands and feels Mr. Cox expresses valid concerns <br />which ought to be made known to the University. <br /> <br /> <br />