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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 24, 2005 ROAD BEAST - office, and 5,000 square feet of warehouse space to the existing St. Jude ST. DUDE Medical facility located at 177 County Road B East. It was noted that MEDICAL the City Planner and the Planning Commission have recommended approval. Bob Burow, RB Architects, appeared before the Council and reviewed the site plans for the addition. He noted Chat the addition will be two levels on the east side of the existing building. The lower level will consist of approximately 4,500 square feet of manufacturing and lab support space. The upper level will be primarily office space, and a warehouse addition is proposed at the north side of the building. Burow explained the proposed parking expansion, noting that 182 additional parking spaces are being added. He indicated that they are also including existing 52 parking spaces into the parking calculations for the addition given that these spaces are currently not being utilized. Blesener indicated that he visited Che site and observed that one of the parking lots was underutilized while the other was over utilized. Burow reported that there are the manufacturing shifts overlap, therefore, doubling the demand on parking for a short period of time. It was thought that putting a gap between shifts would resolve the problem. Burow reported that he has discussed the building addition with the Watershed and it is thought that the existing pond has the capacity to handle this addition as well as a future addition. As the project progresses, St. Jude's engineers will work with the Watershed to address any ponding requirements. Burow described the new access drive that will be added, noting that it will go through a heavily wooded area. He also described proof of parking which shows the ability to add more parking should the use of the building change to office. Blesener asked the impact of the new access drive on existing trees Burow reported that they have done some additional study of this issue since the Planning Commission meeting, and by increasing the grade and slope of the access drive, they will be able to reduce the impact on existing trees by 50%. Burow reported that it is St. Jude's goal to minimize the impact on the site to the extent possible. LaValle noted that the project will more than double the St. Jude facility. Burow agreed noting that the existing building is 62,000 square feet in size, while the addition is approximately 88,000 square feet.