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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 <br />addressing elements such as building materials, facade <br />elements, roof lines, building heights, relationship of <br />building to the street. Architectural standards gives <br />the City a basis for evaluating developers' proposals. <br />In some cases the standards will be broad, and in <br />others specific. Focus groups will help decide how <br />specific the standards will be. <br />Scalze pointed out that the City of White Bear Lake has <br />been telling developers to come in with their proposals <br />for review and selection by the council. <br />The Planner pointed out that White Bear Lake may be <br />entertaining proposals, but have no basis for <br />evaluating those proposals. <br />Scalze stated that a method of evaluation is one thing, <br />but indicated that she would like to see some <br />creativity come from developers. <br />The Planner again stated that the process of developing <br />the architectural standards will help define which <br />standards will be specific and which general. <br />Development of the standards will take a series of <br />meetings. <br />Scalze asked if the RFP process would be put off until <br />the standards are developed. Scalze indicated that she <br />wanted to get moving on the RFP process. <br />Fahey pointed out that one of the aspects of the <br />Development Guide was to establish design standards <br />including the theme for the area. Fahey stated that he <br />did not feel comfortable relying on a developer to come <br />in with an idea which might be different from what the <br />development guide has identified as the desires of the <br />community. Fahey stated that he did not support the M <br />S& R proposal for the Market Place. However, he was <br />in favor of the City Planner's proposal for development <br />of architectural design standards. <br />Lendway felt the City already spent $40,000 for that to <br />be done. Lendway felt that architectural standards <br />would tie the hands of developers by restricting <br />creativity too much as well as costing the taxpayers <br />more money. <br />Harvey Anderson, owner of the Saxon Lanes, asked what <br />drove the redevelopment plan. Anderson noted previous <br />comments about letting market forces set rents. <br />Anderson indicated that true market force development <br />12 <br />