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PUD Amendment Report Building N April 12, 2004 Page 2 Service Fund. Recognizing the City’s concerns about revenue loss, BBC’s elders approved an annual $25,000 Mounds View Service Project Fund. The concept behind the Service Project Fund is that BBC sets up the fund within the church and each year the City and BBC would jointly identify items or projects for funding, up to $25,000. The items however would need to coincide with BBC’s mission and values. At the April 5, 2004 work session, there were many concerns about the way that the Service Project would be set up, including the fact that there was no assurance that BBC would continue to contribute the money, as the Service Project Fund agreement is not legally binding, and that there are stipulations attached to money. There were also concerns that at some point the City and BBC may not reach an agreement on which items the church will contribute to. A representative of BBC suggested that a default fund could be set up, whereby if the City and BBC were unable to agree on specific items, the money would automatically go to a designated fund, such as parks and recreation or another predetermined project. BBC prepared a list of items that they would be willing to contribute to. Jobs. In addition to the loss of TIF and tax revenue, as the Council pointed out at the April 5, 2004 work session, there is also the loss of jobs to consider and the loss of weekday traffic for other businesses in the community. In reaction to these concerns, representatives of BBC prepared some documents regarding the amount of traffic that the downtown church site generates during the week. Impact to Potential Future Uses Under Chapter 500 of the Municipal Code, allowing a church to locate in “Building N” would restrict buildings within five hundred feet of the property line of Building N from obtaining an intoxicating liquor license. Section 502. 04 Subdivision 2(c) states that a license will not be granted to a building within five hundred feet of a church or school unless the business receives 60% or more of it’s annual gross sales revenue from food sales. Attachment 3 of this report shows the buildings that would be affected by the five hundred foot buffer. The Planning Commission discussed Section 502.04 Subdivision 2(c) at their regular meeting on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 and will further review the topic and discuss the possibility of a code amendment at their next regular meeting on Wednesday, April 21, 2004. Community Feedback. Notices were sent to all property owners within three hundred and fifty feet (350’) of Building N. Staff received comments regarding the PUD amendment from some property owners in or around the Mounds View Business Park. The property owners are opposed to the PUD amendment because they feel that a business with employees present during the week will be more beneficial to the business community. Planning Commission Action. At their meeting on March 3, 2004, the Commission adopted Resolution 753-04 recommending approval of the PUD amendment. While the Commission had many concerns regarding the amendment including financial impacts, precedent, jobs and spin-off development, they recommended approval based strictly on land use perspective, in that the use would NOT be incompatible or adversely impacting the area.