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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JULY 25, 2007 AMENDMENT for an addition to their Lillihei Campus from Institutional to Commercial. & EAW - Also before the Council is the Rezoning of this property from Public (P) ST. JUDE to Planned Unit Development (PUD) to facilitate the expansion project, MEDICAL and Acceptance and Authorization of Publication relating to review of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW). It was noted that the Planning Commission recommended approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The Rezoning was tabled until St. Jude Medical presented their development plans and request for a PUD Permit. The City Planner reported that St. Jude Medical is proposing to purchase a parcel of land from the School District in order to expand their Lillihei facility. Given that the Comp Plan designates this property for Institutional use, it is necessary to amendment the Comprehensive Plan. That amendment will then be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for review and approval. The Planner noted that the need for an EAW is tied to the size of the St. Jude project. Steve Dorgan, CresaPartners, representing St. Jude, appeared before the Council and presented an overview of the project. Dorgan reported that St. Jude plans to submit building plans for consideration as part of the City's September development review cycle. Dorgan first reviewed the two existing St. Jude buildings, and noted that the current PUD that St. Jude has includes allowance fora 72,500 square foot addition on one building and a 40,000 square foot addition on the other. Dorgan then noted that St. Jude is proposing to purchase a 10 acre site from the Roseville School District to expand their campus. St. Jude's plan is to expand onto this property with two phases. Construction on the first phase would begin this fall and would consist of 150,000 to 180,000 square feet. The second phase would be approximately 150,000 square feet in size. Dorgan noted that all the St. Jude buildings would have a physical link. Allan asked about the timing for construction of Phase Two, which is adjacent to the Cobblestone Village Townhomes. Dorgan replied that there is no timeline established for that phase. Dorgan also noted that deck parking is planned for both the phase one and phase two buildings. There may also be the need to add more parking at the existing campus. This would be deck parking as well. Blesener asked the timing for the additions to the existing buildings. Dorgan replied that there are no current construction plans, and noted that he wanted to give the Council an overview of the entire St. Jude campus. 2