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• CITY " l ( F [INL.\ C _ KES December 7, 2005 Tim Staley YMCA of Greater St. Paul 2125 E. Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413 RE: Chain of Lakes YMCA — 7690 Village Drive — Lino Lakes The Community Development Department recently initiated an informal Architectural Review Committee to review Legacy at Wood's Edge projects. This informal review is intended to allow staff a chance to discuss the architectural design of proposals with a sampling of the Planning and Zoning Board. This is an attempt to gather some additional feedback, and to allow the applicant to attempt to address any outstanding issues prior to the item being heard at the Planning and Zoning Board regular meeting. The first meeting of this committee was held December 6, 2005 at City Hall. In attendance were Planning and Zoning Board members Perry Laden, Michael Root, and Paul Tralle; city staff members Michael Grochala, Mary Alice Divine, Jeff Smyser, and Paul Bengtson. The following comments were generated at this meeting: 1) The consensus of the members in attendance was that the north wall was a solid improvement over the original proposal. 2) The consensus of the members in attendance was that the corrugated metal siding proposed for the child care and teen/senior center portions of the building would not be compatible with the rest of the Legacy at Woods Edge development. 3) The consensus of the members in attendance was that the single story portions of the building need to very clearly follow the base /middle /top approach that is dictated by the design standards. They wanted to encourage the architect to use a mixture of masonry materials for the base; a mixture of masonry materials or EIFS /Stucco for the middle/ and to provide a strong cornice element that is not just metal flashing. 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, Minnesota 55014-1182 Phone: 651- 982 -2400 • Fax: 651 -982 -2499