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City Council Special Meeting
December 10, 2019
Mayor Wosje called a Special Meeting of the Plymouth City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. in the
Medicine Lake Room of City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, on December 10, 2019.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Wosje, Councilmembers Prom, Carroll, Davis, Roehl, Willis, and
McGregor.
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Callister, Administrative Services Director Hokkanen, City
Engineer LaBounty, Public Works Director Thompson, Parks and Recreation Director Evans,
Community Development Director Juetten, Public Safety Director Goldstein, Senior Planner
Sommers, Planning Manager Thomson, Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation Northway, and
City Clerk Engdahl.
Topic
(2.1) Pre -Application Sketch Review for redevelopment of Dundee Nursery Site, 16800
Highway 55, with Apartments, Parking Ramp and Medical Office Uses (2018110)
Developers of the Dundee Nursery site presented a conceptual sketch of the 15.45 acre site that
would include the following:
• Four-story, general occupancy apartment building totaling 300 units.
• Three-level, 540 space parking ramp that would both serve as a park-and-ride facility
(100-200 spaces) and provide parking spaces required for the development.
• Three-story, medical office building with approximately 65,000 square feet and 320
parking spaces both at grade and two levels of underground parking in the east portion of
the site.
• Open space along the northern border for public use that will act as a buffer for the
existing townhomes to the north.
• Site access would include the existing right-in/right-out access onto westbound Highway
55 which would require approval from the Minnesota Department of Transportation
(Mn/DOT). (Mn/DOT's policy is to review plans and restrict or eliminate access onto
Highway 55 when redevelopment occurs).
• Modification to Dunkirk Court by extending it south to a right-in/right out access onto
County Road 9 which would require approval from Hennepin County. Proposed
modifications to Dunkirk Court will require right-of-way from the adjacent Plymouth
Presbyterian Church. The developer will be required to maintain access to the property to
the west.
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Council provided informal comments to the developers concerning the conceptual sketch. While
many members of the Council liked the design and use of the site (medical/office, market rate
housing, walkability of the site, park and ride), there were concerns regarding the high density on
the site and access to the development from Highway 55.
(2.1) 2020 Legislative Priorities
Council discussed the draft 2020 legislative priorities list and made a few minor corrections.
Adoption of these priorities is on tonight's regular Council meeting agenda.
(2.3) Future Study Sessions
Council scheduled a study session on February 11 at 5:00 p.m. to interview architects for fire
station building projects.
Mayor Wosje briefly commented that the joint City/School District 284 Work Group met on
December 9 to discuss the facility use agreements. The current agreements will continue to be
used for two years at which point the school district will be completed with their process and
needs. The goal is to prepare new facility use agreements in November 2021.
Adiournment
Mayor Wosje adjourned the meeting at 6:58 p.m/
andra R. Engdahl, Cit lerk
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