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• March 20, 1998 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Chuck Whiting, City Administrator Re: March 23, 1998 City Council Meeting We have a good agenda for Monday night. Council will notice from the Consent Agenda that we are preparing for some much anticipated items in April. Here's what we have: Consent Agenda-Items 5G and 5H-Re: TOLD Walgreens Development: This project is now going through the Planning Commission process. These two items are to set the public hearings for April on the comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning questions. Item 5I-Development Stage Plan Extension for Anthony Properties on Theater Project: Rick Jopke's memo notes that the time frame for consideration of the concept plan for the theater project expired in February. Anthony Properties' project is now coming to the Planning Commission on April 1, but it has been found that the concept plan expired within the nine month period set in code. Staffs recommendation is to simply extend the period as noted in Jopke's memo and deal with the anticipated concerns such as no exits onto H2 or Long Lake Road as part of the final process rather • than here. Staff has been having discussions with Anthony Properties on the traffic light cost and feel Anthony Properties has cooperated with all the concerns expressed by the City and nearby residents, and feels granting the extension with the understanding of dealing with the specifics during the final plan review process is more appropriate. • Item 5J- Everest Request for Extension on Final Plat Filing for Building N Site: There is no harm to the City to grant this extension for 120 days. Everest has contacted me again regarding whether any options may exist on getting City approval for the Building N project. I met with them last week not to offer anything,but discuss possible city interest in some Everest controlled property over by the Mermaid. Nothing else has happened on N since. Items 7A and B-Ordinance Amendments regarding Noise Control and Animal Control: Chief Ramacher will be present to review these with the Council. Council will recall discussing the issues at the last work session. These are the first readings of the ordinance amendments. Item 7C-Resolution 5123 Regarding Spring Lake Road/County Road I Reconstruction: Mike has put this together following the lead the Council took at the last meeting. He notes that since then the MPCA has gotten involved and there may be considerations for drainage ponding to be aware of. Barbara Haake called me to suggest the city consider applying for Rice Creek Watershed funds for land acquisition in drainage situations, and it may be prudent to go ahead and do that whether we are ready or not. This item should take some discussion and clarification of where or if we are in a process or not. Also, it should be noted that Mike found a resolution from 1995 regarding city preferred street standards.