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Planning & Zoning Board <br />November 14, 2007 <br />Page 4 <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />require amending the Legacy Land Use Pla n. He summarized that the Lakewood <br />Apartments should be leased by the end of year, the townhome project is on hold due <br />to the decreased market, and commercial inte rest has been slow due to the market as <br />well as the Lake Drive improvements. <br /> <br />Hartford approached the council with a potential change to th e residential housing <br />agreement. They proposed increasing the amount of rental units and decreasing the <br />owner occupied units, as there is a viable market for rental units. <br /> <br />Board Members were concerned about the pote ntial loss of restaurants. Mr. Grochala <br />remarked that the proposed changes in clude maximizing the opportunity for the <br />proposed restaurant pads a nd the best potential use of the development. Board <br />members did not want to lose the urban feel of the development. <br /> <br />C. Transportation – Update <br /> <br />Mr. Grochala updated the board on the st atus of road construction projects. <br /> <br />He stated the east side of the Lake Dr./35W bridge is open. He added that in <br />preparation of demolition of the old bridge, Lake Drive will be closed from Apollo <br />Dr. to Town Center Pkwy for the weekend. Exit ramps will be used as the mainline <br />for 35W and there will be no access to Lake Drive. Drivers will need to take the <br />Lexington exit. He said overall the proj ect is about one week behind schedule and <br />that signalization is now planned for January. <br /> <br />He attended the open house for the 35E/Main St. interchange. A park & ride is being <br />considered for the NW quadrant of the inte rchange. The city has been working with <br />Metro Transit regarding bus r outes and park and ride locat ions. The city needs to <br />consider what the local bus service will be like in the future as part of the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />D. 2008 Meeting Dates <br /> <br />Mr. Grochala noted that st aff distributed a 2008 Meeting Schedule and there were no <br />changes to the regularaly sche duled P&Z Board Meeting dates. <br /> <br />VII. ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />Mr. Rafferty made a MOTION to adjourn th e meeting at 7:42 p.m. Motion was <br />supported by Mr. Pogalz. Motion carried 6-0. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Dawn Bugge <br />Community Development Assistant