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Mounds View Planning Commission March 21, 2001 <br />Regular Meeting Page 9 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Mr. Winiecki stated he did not believe $20,000 was a very substantial amount of money for this <br />type of project. <br /> <br />Mr. Jerry Jaker from the Minnesota Institute of Public Health thanked the Commission for its <br />time and stated he and his company were looking forward to coming to Mounds View and being <br />good neighbors. He stated his company had tried to come up with an alternative plan in an <br />attempt to address the concerns of Mr. Winiecki and agreed to move the building back the <br />additional twenty feet at additional expense. He then noted he did not find $20,000 to be a <br />nominal amount of money as his company is a non-profit company and there is a limit to what <br />they can spend on this project. He further stated that, with all due respect to those involved, <br />there had been no new arguments heard and respectfully requested a decision by the Planning <br />Commission that would allow them to move forward on their project. <br /> <br />Ms. Winiecki stated her husband has had his heart and soul in his business and has been in <br />Mounds View for 25 years. She further stated she feels this building could negatively impact his <br />business as well as affect the resale value of his building should he decide to sell it in the future. <br /> <br />Mr. Winiecki stated he has been in business for 23 or 24 years and he feels that should account <br />for something. He then stated that as a profit organization he has trouble with a non-profit telling <br />him certain things. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson stated he would like to accommodate Mr. Winiecki as much as possible but <br />noted as a Planning Commissioner he would prefer to eliminate the need for the ten-foot <br />retaining wall due to safety issues. He then stated Mr. Winiecki’s building has the nicest front <br />exposure in the City and stated he felt twenty 23 feet would not make that much of a difference <br />to visibility. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Kaden/Hegland. To Approve Resolution 650-01, a Resolution <br />Recommending Approval of a Development Review Request for an Office Building Located at <br />2720 Highway 10. <br /> <br />Director Ericson read the stipulations and requirements for the Resolution. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays –1 (Johnson) Motion carried. <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />7. Staff Reports <br /> <br /> a. Highway 10 Project Update <br /> <br />Community Development Director Ericson reported Council had requested additional <br />information as to total costs for the complete project before awarding the bid. He then stated this <br />item would be on Council’s agenda for March 26, 2001. <br /> <br />Director Ericson reported the Highway 10 Steering Committee would begin meeting again soon <br />and invited interested Commission members to attend.