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MINUTES ~- SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING~PUBLIC HEARING f f` SEPTEMBER 5, 1984 PAGE 3 Robert Collins and Scott Williams of Pope Associates, presented the three proposed Bullseye site plans and explained each concept. Mr. Collins explained that the Flameburger Restaurant has a lease until April of 1985 and if they do not wish to continue in the new building it would be necessary to construct the western portion of the Bullseye building and complete the eastern portion after the Flameburger lease expires. Mr. Collins also presented a Scheme IV which would reduce the size of the building ~0 34,250 square feet if an agreement cannot be reached with MN~DOT for use of the right-of-way. Council discussed with Bob Pope of Pope Associates, items such as pedestrian BULLSEYE linkage from the remote parking, ingress and egress, lighting (Mr. Pope (cont.) indicated that Mayor Eggert'a recommendation that the lighting poles in the development be 20 feet high in order that the City would no longer need street lights along Larpenteur would not do justice to the Bullseye building architecturally), and landscaping. Mr. Pope agreed to consider additional decorative lighting in the parking lot near the street. Following the discussion Mayor Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Hard VARIANCES that Variance No. 1 (building within 6 inches of alley) be approved provid- APPROVED FOR ing that no more than 7596 of the total area is used for retail and parking BiTLLSEYE subject to approval of the final plan. Motion carried unanimously. BUILDING Mag~-or Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that Variance No. 2 (parking spaces) be granted allowing the number of parking spaces indicated in any of the schemes presented at the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Ciernia, that the Conditional COI~ITIONAL Use request be granted (allowing warehousing in a B2 District). Mr. Collins USE - NO stated that he had reviewed the Zoning Ordinance and that he did not feel ACTION TAKE!J a conditional use was required. A short discussion ensued after which Mayor Eggert withdrew his motion and Councilmember Chestovich withdrew the second due to the fact that it was time for the 8:00 p.m. public hearing and there was no further time to discuss the Bullseye matter. The matter was referred to the City Attorney for further consideration. Mayor Eggert ::opened the Public Hearing on Reassessments for 1982 Albert and PUBLIC HEAR- Pascal Street Improvements and presented the necessary affidavits. He then ING ON reviewed the background of Council action leading to the street improve- REASSESSMENT meats and the original assessment, the reasons for the reassessment (appeals FOR 1982 from the original assessment, error in hearing notice, etc.), and Council's ALBERT~PASCAL reasons for establishing an assessment policy. Mayor Eggert gave an explan- STREET ation of the procedure followed in establishing the assessment policy, and IMPROVEI~ITS the application of that policy to this assessment. Attorney Van de North explained the procedure to be followed at the public ATTORNEY hearing and gave a detailed account of actions leading to the improvements, VAN DE NORTH the law suit and assessment policy. He then explained that after the group appealed the original assessment the City's legal counsel determined there were two problems: (1) the City did not have an expert real estate appraiser determine whether or not property value increases equaled assessments, and