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• CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 18, 2003 APPROVED 1 Mayor Bergeson stated the five-year term has worked before, so the City should keep 2 using it. 3 4 Mr. Davidson stated their property will be over double the size of Ad Graphics, but they 5 are not asking for double the subsidy. 6 7 Mayor Bergeson stated he also needs to consider the "but for" test. He questioned if this 8 business did not go there, what would and when. He asked the Council to consider the 9 scope of this single building and the City will probably not get another building this size 10 again and would instead get three or four buildings with less taxable values. 11 12 This item will be discussed further at the EDA and Council meeting on Monday, 13 September 22, 2003. 14 15 Environmental Assessment Worksheet - Community Development Director Grochala 16 stated because this site exceeds 300,000 square feet, an EAW is required. He explained 17 the City is working with Bob Moberg of SEH and Glen Vanwormer on this report. The 18 City has received comments from MNDOT and the PCA. He explained where the subject 19 property is located and how the concept is laid out. He noted in the report 7A(i) that they 20 are stating there is no significant impact for the project. 21 22 Mr. Moberg stated this item was reviewed by the Environmental Board and it received 23 their recommendation for approval. 24 25 Councilmember Carlson questioned what the traffic issues were. Mr. Vanwormer stated 26 MNDOT's main concern is over the interchange and they would like to see an overall 27 study of the interchanges, which the City is doing now. He stated this new project would 28 not generate enough traffic to cause problems at the interchange. He stated there are only 29 two potential concerns at p.m. peak and left turns but there will be signals so these should 30 not cause problems. He stated he has spoken to MNDOT and Anoka County and there 31 were no concerns. 32 33 Mayor Bergeson questioned what percentage of traffic the Panattoni's site would 34 generate. Mr. Vanwamer stated two-thirds of the traffic would come off this site. 35 36 Councilmember O'Donnell questioned where the ponding would be located. Mr. Moberg 37 explained there were four locations and indicated them on the site plan. 38 39 Mr. Moberg then described what was assessed in the EAW. He stated wetlands would not 40 be affected on this site. 41 42 Councilmember Carlson questioned what were the major concerns of the Environmental 43 Board. Mr. Moberg stated it was mostly wording changes. 44 45 Community Development Director Grochala reviewed the preliminary plat by stating it 46 was a fairly simple four -lot subdivision and there would be one minor issue with the 47 setback to Lake Drive. The Planning and Zoning Board made recommendations for the 48 access at the county road and approved the preliminary plat.