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Mounds View City Council March 24, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 9 <br /> <br />Mayor Linke said he understood the issue of wanting green space but rather than decreasing the 1 <br />building the Planning Commission saw fit to allow reduced parking and there is an issue that has 2 <br />to be dealt with. He then suggested that the parking lot be reconfigured and the no parking be 3 <br />posted from A to C to allow two or three stalls but no more. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Economic Development Coordinator Backman asked if the width of the parking stalls had been 6 <br />discussed as to could they be slightly narrower. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated the width is 9 feet. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Mayor Linke indicated the commercial standard is 8.5 feet in most commercial developments and 11 <br />narrowing the parking stalls may provide more stalls. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Council Member Stigney asked whether Mr. Farrell had discussed renting parking from Sam’s. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Mr. Farrell indicated that he had asked but Sam’s has only the required parking for its business 16 <br />and does not have any available for lease. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Council Member Stigney suggested checking with the apartment building to see if parking could 19 <br />be leased during the day when most residents should be at work. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Mr. Farrell indicated he had not checked with the apartment building but said that he would do 22 <br />so. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Mayor Linke closed the public hearing at 8:08 p.m. 25 <br /> 26 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Postpone to the Council Meeting on April 14, 2003 27 <br />with Direction to Staff to Work with the Planning Commission and Mr. Farrell to Reconfigure 28 <br />the Parking Lot to Provide More On Site Parking. 29 <br /> 30 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Council Member Stigney asked if Mr. Zwirn had anything to say during the public hearing. 33 <br /> 34 <br />Mr. Zwirn said he is really shocked at how things transpired tonight because he thought Council 35 <br />was more informed of the issues. He then said that even before he became a Planning 36 <br />Commissioner he met with the Commission and Council to discuss the parking issues. He 37 <br />further commented that the business owner has more employees than parking stalls not to 38 <br />mention the other tenants and their clients. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Mr. Zwirn indicated that the property owner bought the building knowing he did not have enough 41 <br />parking and is renting to other businesses with customers. He then commented that there are 42 <br />other issues with the property owner that have not been resolved. 43 <br /> 44