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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING JANUARY 3, 2001 • Smaller form of Target, not Superstore. • Location not so near the highway. • Ponds should be fruitful; the water levels need to be controlled so that they could sustain diverse life. • The City needed to set land aside designated as open space for every development approved. Mr. Payton asked if this project would be used merely to change zoning, ordinances, and laws. Trehus assured him that Target would be welcome in the community, then inquired about the percentage of impervious surfaces. Mr. Payton stated that if a Target would be on site it would be a Superstore, because that is the primary means of expansion. Other regional locations would be Rochester, MN, Rogers, MN, Lakeville, MN, and Eau Claire, WI. The reason given was economic, because it increased the store's bottom line by 50 %. Mr. Palmquist stated that at the neighborhood mee out with 36 residents in attendance. There was n zoned commercial. Donlin commented that Vadnais Heights' yards, and questioned the reason there was to 140 invitations were sent e noted that the land was Mr. Payton inquired, short of no Asleson noted that growing large soils. sted Target with signs in their on in Lino Lakes. hat accommodations Target could make. be possible through the use of structural Donlin offered that the we F ds n ded to be more than a monoculture. Trehus added that the areas in a e west needed to be preserved. O'Connell suggested bringing the building south and changing the configurations to make the building more narrow to allow for more parking on the side. Mr. Payton indicated that people did not use side parking, and restated that the size and shape of the building are configurations that will not change. Mach asked about the possibility of removing a couple of the retail sites. Mr. Payton answered that Target needs a certain number of retailers and square footage to attract customers. He continued that there would be issues on Lake Drive even if Target would not be present, and Target would provide the funding and the tax base to initiate the upgrades needed. Mr. Palmquist assured the Board that the project would be. worked out with staff.