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Mounds View Planning Commission July 5, 2000 <br />Regular Meeting Page 13 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Moses apologized to Commissioner Thomas and the rest of the Commission, indicating that <br />of course, she was correct. <br /> <br />Commissioner Thomas accepted the apology. She stated she took the history into great <br />consideration before she formulated her questions. She stated she may be new to the <br />Commission but she has asked the questions she needed of staff and of other members to find out <br />the background and history, and has lived in the City for the last 20 years. She stated she is very <br />aware of what has gone on with this property and took that into great consideration. These <br />choices, however, must be made according to the here and now, regardless of Mr. Videen's <br />health situation or intentions. Commissioner Thomas stated this is still an economical issue and <br />very little of the past has anything to do with this when talking about some of the land usage <br />issues. <br /> <br />Commissioner Thomas inquired about Culver’s Restaurant being tentative in the development. <br />Mr. Moses said they are not far enough along in the lease negotiations to have a formal <br />agreement, however, Culver’s does want to locate here. <br /> <br />Commissioner Thomas said she is in great favor of the restaurant. She stated she has been very <br />pleased with the response from the developer, Mr. Moses, and Mr. Videen but this is simply a <br />matter of choice in terms of what they want located here. <br /> <br />Council Liaison Stigney addressed the Commission, indicating that earlier Walgreens had <br />offered to purchase the parcel outright, and at that time, the amount of money versus a possible <br />trade was discussed. He explained the people looking at it felt a trade might be more beneficial <br />to the City than the outright sale since the land is not really developable as it is and would <br />require some combination with the adjoining parcels. <br /> <br />Commissioner Kaden noted that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some people may find the <br />pond beautiful, but he finds the wooded areas beautiful. He would like to see the woods and <br />more open land saved. Unfortunately, there are not many areas the City has a chance to obtain. <br />If the numbers come off this close in a trade, he felt it would be a good deal for the residents to <br />get more open space and wooded areas. He said he is not real excited about big buildings <br />everywhere, however, if it works in the tradeoff he would appreciate the woods being saved and <br />having the buildings farther away. <br /> <br />Mr. Moses said the developer will use the same brick as the City Hall complex and make the <br />roof material match the Community Center to make it all fit in well. <br /> <br />Commissioner Thomas inquired if anyone has discussed the security issues regarding how <br />Walgreens feels about the strong youth environment due to the movie theater and the <br />Community Center. She noted the possibility of vandalism or shoplifting. Mr. Moses said this <br />has not been discussed, noting Mounds View is one of the nicer areas they would be located in. <br />He noted that inner cities have more youth hanging around than Mounds View and he does not <br />think it is a concern at all. Mr. Moses stated the trash would be enclosed so there will not be an <br />opportunity for anyone to cause litter.