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Joint Council/EDA Meeting
January 17, 2017
Mayor Slavik called a joint Council/ Economic Development Authority Meeting to order at 6:00
p.m. in the Council Chambers, on January 17, 2017.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Slavik, Councilmembers Davis, Prom, Wosje, Johnson, and
Carroll.
ABSENT: Councilmember Willis.
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Callister, Community Development Director Juetten,
Administrative Services Director Fischer, Park and Recreation Director Evans, Public Works
Director Cote, Economic Development Manager Parr, Planning Manager Thomson, Senior
Planner Drill, and Office Support Representative Gottschalk.
OTHERS PRESENT: Rock Hill Management Group Representative Apurva Patel, KW
Commercial Representative Lowell Lankford, ESG Representative Gretchen Camp, Solution
Blue Representative John Hink, Terese Reiling and Great Lakes Management Representative
Mike Pagh.
Consent Agenda
Motion was made by Councilmember Johnson, and seconded by Councilmember Prom, to
approve the Consent Agenda that included the following it
(4.01) Minutes from the Joint Council/EDA meeting held on January 3, 2017.
With all members voting in favor, the motion carried.
General Business
(5.01) Rezoning, PUD General Plan and Preliminary Plat for Redevelopment of the Four
Seasons Mall Site (Agora - 2016075)
Senior Planner Drill presented the Rezoning, PUD General Plan and Preliminary Plat for
redevelopment of the Four Seasons Mall site. He stated the Planning Commission is
recommending approval. He discussed and noted the following items:
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• Traffic study — specifically, about the right in and right out with a median on the northern
portion of the site, the drive aisles, and what, if any, regulations were placed on time of
deliveries.
• Four of the buildings (No's. 4-7) on the site were included in the request for PUD
flexibility.
• Concerns expressed at previous meetings regarding wetland run-off. The City is working
with the Watershed District in regards to those concerns.
Signage was discussed and Terese Reiling addressed the Council about the importance of signage
and placement of the signs in relation to the highway.
Roger Connolly, 4225 Nathan Lane, voiced his concerns for the hotel near neighborhoods and
also the amount of light that would come from the signs.
John Hink addressed the Council about their concerns with the wetland run off. He suggested
using plants and trees to screen the items used for run off. He also mentioned native plantings
used in the wetland portion of the property.
Ms. Reiling addressed the Council about the delivery time concerns. She stated that the retailers
can try to control the time of the deliveries, but it depends on the distributor. Lowell Lankford
stated that the typical delivery time for hotels are 5:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Patty Flekke, 3495 Pilgrim Lane, requested information on where the snow would be stored and
if they would be using salt or sand near the wetland. She also asked if the traffic study included
Pilgrim Lane. Mr. Hink replied there is space on the south side of the hotel to store the snow. In
regards to using salt or sand, they are considering using an alternative method in order to not
interfere with the wetland.
Community Development Director Juetten noted that Pilgrim Lane was looked at as a part of the
traffic study and 5-10% of the traffic would be coming from that direction.
Motion was made by Councilmember Wosje , and seconded by Councilmember Caroll, to adopt
an Ordinance Amending Chapter 21 of the City Code to Classify Certain Land located at 4200
Lancaster Lane and to establish a Planned Unit Development District (Ord2017-02), Resolution
ApprovingFindings indings of Fact for the Rezoning of Land located at 4200 Lancaster Lane (Res2017-
021), Resolution Approving a PUD General Plan and Preliminary Plat for "AGORA" for
Roughly 17.3 Acres located at 4200 Lancaster Lane (with item 22c being removed from the
resolution) (Res2017-022), and Resolution Approving Summary Publication of said Ordinance
(Res2017-023). With all members voting in favor, the motion carried.
(5.02) Agora Development Agreement Discussion
Consultant Stacie Kvilvang from Ehlers gave a review of the tax increment financing (TIF)
request. She stated the Council would be conducting a hearing on January 24, 2017 on this
request.
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Other Topics
No other topics were discussed.
Adjournment
Mayor Slavik adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m.
Amyt�tschalk, Office Support Representative
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