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Mounds View Planning Commission November 20, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. __________________________________________________________________________ 5. Planning Case DE01-005 Community Development Director Ericson indicated that Edgewood Middle School was before the Commission seeking approval of a development review for the previously approved expansion due to changes in the approved plan. He then indicated that the school had been required to scale back the expansion due to budget constraints. Director Ericson indicated the three areas of expansion focus mainly on the entry way and front of the building. He then indicated that Staff had reviewed the request and all the setbacks and parking requirements are met with the plan. Director Ericson indicated Staff had provided a resolution recommending approval and said the representatives from ATS&R were present to answer any questions the Commission may have. Ms. Peltsman, ATS&R, provided color drawings of the proposed expansion. She then reviewed what was previously approved and compared it to the current request. Ms. Peltsman indicated the expansion of the front of the building would be built tall enough to screen the mechanicals from view as well as acoustically. Ms. Peltsman provided a drawing and explanation of the outside elevation of the building. She then indicated there would be a new media center but the industrial technology area and cafeteria had been eliminated from the plan and incorporated into the existing space. The rest of the expansion is to be used for administration. Commissioner Miller said she thought Ms. Peltsman provided a good presentation but asked for clarification on the original plan because it had specified two classrooms, a media center, an industrial technology area as well as a cafeteria. She then asked if any of those were incorporated into the new expansion. Ms. Peltsman explained that the district functions had moved out of the building so that industrial technology could utilize that space. She then indicated that the school had reconfigured and consolidated spaces in order to accommodate all of the proposed changes within the existing space. She further explained that the cafeteria is being improved rather than reconstructed by adding large widows, a finished ceiling and new lighting. Director Ericson indicated the resolution should state that the expansion is approximately 12,000 square feet. He then explained there are three stipulations attached to the resolution. The first is a Rice Creek Watershed District permit, the second is that all disturbed pervious areas be