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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JULY 21, 2004 APPROVED • 1 the plan and submit for review and approval to the City Boards and City Council. He 2 also recommended staff formally undertake a conservation development process with the 3 developer of Fox Den. 4 5 Public Services Director DeGardner advised the final draft of the plan would be 6 distributed in the next few weeks. The plan would then be put on a future Council agenda 7 for approval. 8 9 The majority of the Council agreed staff should discuss the possibility of conservation 10 development with the developer of Fox Den understanding there are other issues 11 associated with the project such as traffic. 12 13 MASTER PLANNING PROCESS, EAST LINO LAKES AND HODGSON 14 RD./CTY RD. J, MARY DIVINE 15 16 Economic Development Assistant Divine advised two master planning efforts are getting 17 underway in Lino Lakes. The City Council directed staff to consider options for 18 improving the Hodgson Road/County Road J intersection area. Staff has asked 19 Landform, a firm with a broad range of abilities in planning and design, engineering and 20 architecture, to begin working on a master plan of the County Road J/Hodgson Road area. 21 The City has worked with Carolyn Krall of Landform in the past on the downtown 22 development. • 23 24 Economic Development Assistant Divine advised the developer of the "Benchmark" site 25 on 35E also hired Landform to develop an action plan and lead the public visioning 26 process for master planning that site. Because Landform group has a good reputation and 27 staff has been pleased with its past work with the City, staff considers this an excellent 28 choice for leading that project. However, staff wishes to inform the City and receive 29 input to ensure members are comfortable with this firm working on behalf of the City on 30 one project and on behalf of the developer on the other. 31 32 It was the consensus of the City Council to direct staff to continue to work with 33 Landform on a master plan for the County Road J/Hodgson Road area. The Council also 34 did express concern for the existing businesses. 35 36 SCHWAN'S RELOCATION, MARY DIVINE 37 38 Economic Development Assistant Divine advised Schwan's is considering relocating its 39 delivery service/warehouse currently on Lake Drive to the Marshan Industrial Park, on a 40 site located between the Distribution Alternatives building and the elementary school. 41 42 Economic Development Assistant Divine stated the initial building will be 10-15,000 sq. 43 ft. with expansion capacity up to 20,000 sq. ft. This facility will be a distribution depot to 44 residential customers, serving the north metro area. Products are delivered by semi 45 trailer, stored, and then loaded on Home Service Delivery Trucks. The site will need to 46 accommodate approximately 14 — 40 Home Service Delivery Trucks when fully 1111 47 developed. Home deliveries take place between 7:30 am. and 9:30 pm.