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Mounds View City Council January 23, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 11 part of the building space to equal 43 stall for the ratio, and while it can be done, it is certainly 1 not Belting’s top choice. 2 3 Director Ericson stated that staff recommends something be done since the development is a 4 master plan site; it may be straight forward to amend PUD document to reflect 43 parking spots 5 for this site. 6 7 Tom Belting and Dr. Greg Belting, 1525 Sherman Lane North, Lino Lakes, approached the 8 Council and offered to answer question. 9 10 Councilmember Gunn asked what kind of businesses would be located in this building. Greg 11 Belting replied that the building will be an office condominium that will house professional 12 businesses such as his. He stated that part of the easement agreement is the issue is locked down 13 tight with restrictions on certain businesses such as gifts, gift wrapping, flowers, and so forth that 14 might compete with Walgreens. Mr. Belting stated that Walgreens will not want any of those 15 types of businesses in the building. 16 17 Councilmember Gunn asked if the whole parking lot might have ten to twenty cars. Mr. Greg 18 Belting stated that for his business, it would be himself, his employees, and perhaps five patients 19 at a time. 20 21 Tom Belting, 122 Backwood Street, explained he has been working under an easement 22 agreement, which was enacted prior to the development agreement. He stated that the easement 23 agreement was created in 2001. Mr. Tom Belting stated it is restrictive and it was their 24 understanding as well as the City’s understanding that cross parking would be allowed. He 25 explained that it actually says that it is not allowed. He stated that they had to get Walgreens to 26 sign off on an 86,000 foot building that they have now approved. Mr. Tom Belting stated that in 27 good faith, he talked to the manager about the parking stalls. He stated his agreement with 28 Director Ericson that amending the PUD agreement is the best option. 29 30 Councilmember Thomas stated that this is a tough spot to be in. She stated that parking 31 requirements are closely watched, as there are several issues problematic, even at the required 32 levels. She stated when looking at the development, there is no street parking. She stated that no 33 matter what is done, in practical reality, people will continue to park at Walgreens and the 34 Community Center, in whatever spot is closest to the place they are going, no matter what the 35 legal agreement says. Councilmember Thomas stated that as part of the agreement, the Council 36 understood that this site did not have enough room without sharing overflow parking with the 37 other site. She stated that this was the intent when it was done. She explained that this was 38 discussed, but it never occurred to the Council that Walgreens would have difficulty with putting 39 it in writing. 40 41 Councilmember Thomas stated that as the PUD, the Council needs to realize it never intended 42 that many stalls. She stated that it is not actually changing the PUD, as the PUD is accurate as 43 far as how many stalls there are expected to be. She stressed that in practical reality, the City 44 should closely watch for parking problems, as people will park where they can that is most 45