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Mounds View Planning Commission November 18, 1998 • Special Meeting Page 3 With the realignment of Edgewood Road and development of a signalized intersection at Edgewood and Highway 10 for the Theater Project, staff and Council are requesting input from the Planning Commission as to the best use of the 1.5 acre parcel that will be created as a result of this project. Alternate plans have been developed by SEH for staff, Council, and Commission's review. Jopke gave a visual presentation and a lengthy discussion and explanation ensued in regard to these plans. TOLD Development and Anthony Properties have expressed interest in developing the land and have asked the City to send out RFPs in regard to developing the site. TOLD is suggesting a Walgreens Drug store and possible restaurant if they can combine the City owned parcel with the adjacent Midland Videen property which would yield approximately three acres of developable land. Anthony Properties has indicated they would develop the site(s) as an office building similar to what is being developed at the Theater site. Development of the sites would require a rezoning and Comprehensive Plan change. Brasaemle stated, "I personally see an office building fitting better there, but I can't say that I'm opposed to the Walgreens's either." Obert said the City needs to consider what the configuration of the land is going to be, how the City will "guide" it in the Comprehensive Plan, and then let the developers come to the City. He said the Mayor • was right in trying to get more people involved in the process at this point because the process seemed too rushed. Obert stated development should go to the highest bidder and he did not have a preference as whether the development was "retail" or "office." Stevenson stated the City does not have to take the lead in the development of the site. The private sector will take care of that issue. Jopke suggested sending out an RFP on the City owned parcel only. Obert said the parcel has to be defined, appraised, and platted so that Interested developers responding to the RFP will know what they are dealing with. Jopke said the Edgewood Realignment Plan was being brought before the Council at their December Work Scssion. Final plan devclopmcnt should come by the end of the year. The Edgewood realignment construction process should be ready to start in March 1999 with development of the"remnant parcel" being available in the summer of 1999. Stevenson said development opportunities have left the City because of the time delays that have occurred at the Theater Project. This has hurt the City in the eyes of the development community, he said. Jopke asked the Commission for their input in regard to including the Highway 10 Design Theme as part of the development of the "remnant parcel." It was the unanimous consensus of the Commission that any development that occurs along Highway 10, from this point forward, be required to include the design components of the Highway 10 • Design Theme. B. Code Enforcement Update