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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 8, 1997 northwest corner. A small development such as this would result in about a third to a quarter of the site being developed. LaValle felt development of the site should be maximized as much as possible. Scalze asked if the site should be maximized from a square footage standpoint or a tax dollar standpoint. LaValle suggested that the more square footage a building would have the more taxes it would pay. Fahey felt development of the site should not be limited to the ~rading of a third to a quarter of the site. Fahey pointed out that the City Engineer has indicated that the grading of the site proposed by Mr. Frattalone is reasonable unless the City wants to restrict development of the property to a third or a quarter of the site. Fahey suggested that once the PUD zoning is in place, he would not be supportive of the development of an industrial building on the site unless efforts to attract a corporate headquarters had been exhausted. Fahey asked why the City would not want a larger buildin~ on this site. Morelan suggested that perhaps a 40,000 square foot corporate headquarters would be preferable to a 50,000 square foot office warehouse building. Pedersen pointed out that because of the ridge on the site, the entire site will have to be graded to get a building of any size. Pedersen also pointed out that Mr. Frattalone has indicated that the oak trees on the site are old and split and many are not worth saving. Therefore, trees would have to be replaced as provided for by City ordinance. The City Engineer agreed that to develop a building of any size on the site, the entire rid~e will have to be removed. The area for the building and the parking lot will have to be flat. The only alternative would be to develop a small building on the site. Morelan pointed out that the concept presented by Mr. Frattalone proposes a 105,000 square foot building. Morelan asked the effect on the grading if the size of the building were reduced to 60,000 square feet.