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March 14; 1979 <br />Page 4 <br />~P (Burme~ster-Quan) to send Che rezaning raquest onto the Council and <br />ve th~n read over the previoue motiona and discusnion. 6 ayea <br />2 nays <br />Commiselon Member Goebal etated he felt it would be UeCter to waie until <br />the next meeting when all members were pxeaent, since there could not <br />be a split vote then. <br />THE TOWN COMPANIES - MAJOR SUBDIVISSON <br />Of£icial Rose explaitted that in going over Che original plen of Che Town <br />Companiea, Staff had found probleme in euch areas ae parking spacee, <br />drainege and access and that the developer had drawn up a new plan ta <br />address those problems, and that Staff would be doing a report on the <br />new applicakion and will present it at the next meeCing, but that ~he <br />app.~icentu would like ro get aome direction frum the Planning Commiesion <br />hOW. <br />Tom Budzynski and John Mathern inY.roduced themselve9 ae representatives of <br />the Town Companies. Mr. Mathern explained that thev would like direction <br />from the Planning Commiasion and presettted the revised plan for, five office <br />buildings nnd outlined how they planned to develop and explained that they <br />would be doing the buildinge in stages. <br />~hairpereon Haake asked if the develop2rs were aware of the water problems <br />1 Mounds View and asked if they would be wilric~g to develop only four <br />"~Guildinga and make tha f3fth area into a wate.r retention area. Mr. Budzynski <br />replied that he had already discussed thaC with OfEicial Roee and that since <br />they would be building as they go, they could provide an-site retention. <br />Co~niesion Me~ber Clszer asked what the anticipated clientel was. Mr. <br />Mathern replled that the Town Companies would be occupying the first build- <br />ing and that the tenante would be kept first nlase and that they would <br />cater to profeesionals. <br />Chairperaon ICaake pointed out that the applicanta have pr~ven they can do <br />a very good ~ob and Chat they do what they say they will, Uased on Cheir <br />paet year in the City. <br />Commission Member Quan stated thet the area in question is awampy and will <br />requira a good deal of space for retention. Mr. t4athern replied that it <br />is the ad~acent property which ia awampy. H~ added that ehAy will cooperate <br />with StafE and the City to pro•aide temporary on-aite retention. <br />r,ormniasion Membex Goebel atated that he wao concerned with getting more <br />water in the grouad on-sil•e rather than letti.ng it move downatream. He <br />added that the applicante should consider it long range and perhaps even <br />a pexwanent facility. He added that they oould possibly use green apace <br />to break uQ the ponding areas. <br />i' c. Budzynski expla~ned that ette parking problem Atema from the number of <br />~~nrkinq s~aces ttiat are required by Mounde View or.dinance, and that the <br />original plan would have allowed more green space, wh~ch ia sandy ar.d <br />would absorb water, but that they had to revise it to meet the ordinsnce, <br />