03-04-98 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES OF TfIE WORKSHOP MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA MARCH 4, 1998 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meetin~ of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was held on the 4°i day of March, 1998 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Mayor Michael I. Fahey called the meetin~ to order at 6:05 P.M. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll ca(1: CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Mr. Michael I. Fahey Council Member Mr. Jim LaValle Council Member Mr. Steve Morelan Council Member Mr. Bob Pedersen Council Member Mrs . Beverly Scalze ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator City Attorney Hoisington Koegler Planning Comm. Venetian Inn Venetian Inn Tierney's Tierney's Deputy Clerk Mr. Joel R. Hanson Mr. Tom Sweeney Mr. Michael Schroeder Mr. Gene DeLonais Mr. Joe Vitale Mr. Jim Vitale Mr. Mark Lendway Mr. Dick Boss Mrs . Kathy Glanzer RICE STREET/ The Council began by reviewing Michael Schroeder's memo dated LITTLE CANADA March 2°d commenting on a theater development on parcels south of ROAD Little Canada Road. The Mayor noted that Schroeder feels that the .91 REDEVELOP- acre site east of the Winter's property would work better if combined MENT PROJECT with the Winter's parcels for a future development site. However, the appraiser has indicated that the 91 acre parcel would be better combined with the theater site. The Administrator indicated that the appraiser felt that because of the limited width of the Winter's property, the addition of the 91 acres does not add great value to that site, and if combined with the theater site could be used for employee parkin~ or buffering from Iona Lane. Schroeder indicated that ~iven the narrow width of the Winter's parcel, a development would have to be found for that site that didn't use the