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Mounds View City Council July 25, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 13 1 Mayor Marty opened the public hearing at 8:37 p.m. 2 3 Mayor Marty closed the public hearing at 8:38 p.m. 4 5 Council Member Gunn stated that she thinks this is a wonderful proposal. She stated that they 6 are not losing a business, they are gaining a tax base and an empty lot would be used. 7 8 Council Member Flaherty stated that he doesn’t mind open space but would like to ask the City’s 9 newest addition what the current occupancy rate is for the building on Highway 10 and Long 10 Lake Road. 11 12 Director Ericson stated that the current occupancy rate is close to zero. 13 14 Council Member Flaherty asked if Dr. Belting had looked at leasing space within the building or 15 is would he prefer to own the building. 16 17 Dr. Greg Belting, 1525 Sherman Lake Road, Lino Lakes, stated that the proposed concept would 18 include an 8,000 square foot building with an office/condo style. He stated that he does not want 19 anyth ing to do with the two-story building noting that the land is not even owned under the 20 building. He stated that the intent would be to own the land, put up a building and lease one or 21 two spaces. He stated that currently there are no signed agreements but there are interested 22 parties. 23 24 Council Member Stigney stated that first the City starts the PUD process for the purpose of 25 building a restaurant at this location and now they are proposing to change the intent from a 26 restaurant to another medical/office building. He stated that the City does not need another 27 medical/office building in this area noting that this was the intended use for the building across 28 the street from this location and it ended up being made into a parking lot because they couldn’t 29 fill the space. He stated that this should remain with the use it was intended, which is a 30 restaurant. He stated that possibly if the City were to market the location with an incentive they 31 could possibly get a restaurant in this location but he is opposed to another medical/office 32 building in this area. 33 34 Mr. Belting clarified that the PUD was done in 2000 and has been marketed for four and half 35 years and there is no restaurant. 36 37 Council Member Stigney clarified that what he said was that City Staff should work harder at 38 marketing the property. He stated that the City does not need another medical/office building. 39 40 Mayor Marty clarified that City Staff has been trying to market this area for several years. 41 42 Director Ericson confirmed that City Staff has been very aggressive working on the parcel, 43 contacting restaurant franchisees, cold-calling individuals, and sending leads over to the 44 developer noting that no one has expressed an interest in the property. He stated that those who 45