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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 25, 201.0 ROAll B EAST - County Road B Fast. It was noted that the Planning Commission ST. JUDE recommended approval subject to compliance with the recommendations MEDICAL of the City Planner and the City Engineer. The City Planner noted that St. Jude is proposing to construct a parking ramp on the footprint of their existing parking lot located in the southwest portion of their property. The ramp is proposed to be up to tluee levels, however, the ground level and first deck will be constructed initially, with the second deck to be built at a later time. The ramp will add 540 parking spaces to the St. Jude campus. The Planner noted that the second portion of St. Jude's proposal is to move their service drive to the west edge of their property, resulting in three access drives into their site. One drive is for service traffic, the other employee tiaPFiq and the third for visitor traffic The Planner indicated that site distances have been reviewed, and there are no issues with the proposal. The Planner pointed out that the proposed parking ramp will have little visibility from the street given the heavy vegetation nn the site. The ramp will be constructed from materials that are consistent with those used on the building. Blesener asked about impervious surface coverage for this site. The Planner indicated that it the amount of impervious surface for a site of this size if fairly low. Steve Seviola, St. Jude Medical, reported on the need for the additional parking given problems with adequate parking during shift changes. He noted that rather than cut down trees on the site, St. Jude has proposed a parking ramp over the footprint of an existing parking lot. He noted that currently St. Jude has 459 employees and 462 parking spots. Seviola also reported that St. Jude has met with its County Road B neighbors to explain their proposal acid work with the neighbors. St. Jude Medical intends to continue to be good neighbors. Keis asked the timePrame for construction of the first phase of the ramp. Seviola replied that construction will likely start in the spring. Blesener pointed out that the good news is that St. Jude has added jobs to the community, thus the need for additional parking. Lee Rossow asked how employee parking will be handled during eonsh•uction of the parking ramp. Seviola replied that that will be a difficult issue that St. Jude will have to address. 2