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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202. Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2661 planners(Wnacplanning,com MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Blesener and Little Canada City Council FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: August 15, 2014 RE: Little Canada — Voodoo Live PUD Permit/Architectural Review FILE NO: 758.09 —14.14 The Planning Commission considered this item at its August 14 meeting. The Commission was originally split on its recommendation, with what appeared to be a majority preferring to (or at least willing to) table action on the item to allow the applicant to provide additional information that would resolve the primary outstanding concerns related to the project. Those concerns were: (1) Flow to deal with the noise and general commotion (and the land use compatibility with the adjoining residential areas) after an event or at closing; and (2) How to manage the parking and off-site issues created by the traffic generation of this use. The Commission, while considering table the item, suggested that the staff's list of requirements for further investigation would be necessary to provide an adequate baseline of information to make a proper recommendation. They further indicated that in addition to that list, a more complete explanation of the procedures and policies of the security group would be important to understand the details of crowd control and other potential security issues. The applicant's representative initially indicated that tabling the item to the September meeting cycle would be acceptable. However, before a vote could be taken, the applicant changed his position and suggested that they wanted a Planning Commission recommendation as soon as possible. As such, the Planning Commission moved and adopted a recommendation of denial, 4-2. It is presumed that had a table motion gone forward, it would have included the direction to the applicant to respond to the additional materials requested by staff, as well as more complete information on the security proposal from the applicant's security contractor. pc: Kathy Glanzer Steve Westerhaus Lee Elfering 18