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Mounds View City Council June 23, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 17 Mr. Tarpley indicated that they are in active negotiations with other possible tenants and said he 1 could not guarantee the type of businesses that go into the office building. He then asked 2 Council Members to vote on the merits of the project and not on previous issues. 3 4 Mayor Linke indicated that Council had already passed the PUD allowing for office space and 5 this Resolution would approve the office use on this site. 6 7 Council Member Stigney indicated that Council was told this would be for medical uses and that 8 fell through and now Council is told that there is some sort of investment company and a 9 chiropractor and not to take into consideration previous things. He then said that residents did 10 not want a chiropractor and he opposes that and, as far as retail, he does not feel this City needs 11 any more drive thru windows, the site should have stayed restaurant and he is opposed to the 12 whole project. He further commented that he thinks this development is a benefit to the 13 developer and not the community. 14 15 Mr. Tarpley indicated that no one from LandCor, especially him, ever suggested that this would 16 be a medical office building. He then said that from the very beginning he has made it clear that 17 he did not know whom the final tenants would be. He then said that this development would be 18 a benefit to the community, as it will increase the tax base because as the property sits there is 19 little tax money coming in. He further commented that no one had ever made any comments to 20 him concerning the drive thru windows and noted that he wants to work with the community but 21 at this point he is surprised to hear that Council is unhappy with the project as the PUD was 22 amended to allow for this project. 23 24 Mayor Linke indicated that Council had no say in the type of tenants that lease the building. 25 26 Council Member Stigney disagreed that no comments were made with regard to medical tenants 27 because he knows that it was discussed at the Planning Commission meeting. 28 29 Mr. Tarpley indicated that he never stated this would be a medical building. He then explained 30 that he had given information on the types of calls he had been receiving with regard to leasing 31 the facility and those were medical but it was all unofficial information and he never suggested 32 this was to be primarily a medical office building. 33 34 Mayor Linke indicated that the tenants are immaterial to the discussion. 35 36 Council Member Stigney indicated that he opposes the plan. 37 38 Mr. Tarpley asked Council Member Stigney to indicate what he opposed on the merits of the 39 project. 40 41 Council Member Stigney indicated he wanted the site to remain a restaurant site. 42 43 Mr. Tarpley asked that Council Member Stigney be removed from the vote as the PUD 44 amendment has been approved and his project meets all the City requirements. 45