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City Council Meeting Minutes August 18, 2020 Page 4 of 9 requirements that the corporate campus be built with the senior living. James Driessen, Medtronic, stated they want to move forward with this project on this site and are continuing to work on that. Mayor Stolzmann stated she would like to see RTD provide more information on how it will service this development; without that she feels the traffic numbers are overly optimistic on how much ridesharing there will actually be. She has concerns about the assumptions in the traffic study and also about how the interchange at US 36 interchange will be affected. Mayor Stolzmann stated if the applicant wants a height variance there should be larger open space dedications. She clarified this proposal does not have a Rock Creek Trail connection as some have stated. Councilmember Fahey stated she is very concerned sustainability was not addressed in the application. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney asked that given the applicant plans to change the application significantly, can Council make a motion at this time or do we need to continue with all the steps on the agenda. City Attorney Kelly stated as the applicant has not filed any official revisions to the application and there is no detail as to what the changes might be, the Council should use this hearing to give feedback on the application as filed. City Attorney Kelly added that if substantial changes are going to be made to the application she would recommend the application be remanded back to the Planning Commission so a full hearing process can take place on the revised application. This would allow the public the chance to also review any changes and comment in the public hearing process. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney asked if Council could move to remand the application back to Planning Commission at this point. City Attorney Kelly stated that could happen now if that is acceptable to the applicant. Otherwise the Council is only able to comment on what is in the application as currently proposed against the criteria. This hearing is not designed for the applicant to ask questions of Council about possible changes that have not been filed. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney noted this parcel is very important to town as is having Medtronic in town. He likes the expansion of parks and open space in the proposal but agrees it is just too big as currently proposed. He noted residential is needed on the property, possibly workforce housing, but less that what is currently proposed. Councilmember Leh stated the conversation tonight has to be limited to the current proposal; that is legally required in this process and the applicant is entitled to due process. He agreed the proposal is too big and generates too much traffic. He would like