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CITY COUNCIL
KNUTSEN DEVELOPMENT TEAM
MINUTES
August 6, 2004
9:00 a.m.
City Council Chambers
The meeting started at 9: 10 a.m.
Members Present: Ristow, Fitch, Fogarty
Members Absent: Cordes, Soderberg
Also Present: Dan Siebenaler, Kevin Carroll, Lee Mann, Lee Smick, Jim Atkinsont Gene
Pedersont Randy Pedersont Nick Lyndahl, Dick Allendorf, Bob Weigert, Cynthia Muller
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the design elements of the Spruce Street Commercial
area. Staff presented a concept plan that would allow for the alignment of Spruce Street
requested by the DNR, keep the town square, keep the same size of the big box but having the
orientation going north to south instead of east to west and keep the street in front of the big box.
The plan also moved the mixed-use north and enlarged the size.
The Knutsen development team presented a concept plan showing the new alignment of Spruce
Street as requested by the DNR, the town square is in the same location but in a rectangle shape
instead of a square and is smaller, the big box retailer is oriented east to west and the frontage
road along the southern boundary is removed.
After much discussion, a consensus was reached to use staffs concept plan. Mr. Gene Pederson
will contact the big box retailer regarding changing the orientation of the building. Staff s
concept plan will be brought to the August 10 Planning Commission meeting for comments. The
Knutsen development team will have the preliminary plat to staff in time to place it on the
September 28,2004 Planning Commission agenda and the October 4, 2004 Council agenda. The
Knutsen development team will still need to meet the six points outlined in a letter from City
Planner Smick. A Special Planning Commission meeting will be held if necessary. Community
Development Director Carroll will discuss with the Planning Commission having fake 2nd story
facades for the mixed-use buildings. Staffwill also review the number of parking spaces. No
Council action was taken.
The meeting ended at 11 :03 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Cynthia Muller
Executive Assistant
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