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Item No: 5D Meeting Date: October 5, 2005 Type of Business: Commission Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Jim Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Review and Consideration of the Medtronic CRM Preliminary Plat and the Development Stage Plans of the Medtronic PUD, 8290 Coral Sea Street; Planning Cases PD2005-002 & MA2005-002 Introduction: On June 27, 2005, the Mounds View City Council and Economic Development Authority (EDA) authorized an agreement with Medtronic Inc. to redevelop the Bridges of Mounds View golf course. The approved development was a multi-phased project with the first phase encompassing approximately 820,000 square feet of office space and related ancillary uses. On July 11, 2005, the City Council adopted Ordinance 760, an ordinance approving the transfer of land from the City of Mounds View to the Mounds View EDA and then subsequently to Medtronic. PUD Intent: The purpose of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) process is to provide for the grouping of land parcels for development as an integrated, coordinated unit as opposed to traditional parcel by parcel, piecemeal, sporadic and unplanned approach to development. The PUD process is intended to introduce flexibility of site design and architecture for the conservation of land and open space through clustering of buildings and activities. It is further intended that planned unit developments are to be characterized by central management, integrated planning and architecture, joint or common use of parking, maintenance of open space and other similar facilities and a harmonious selection and efficient distribution of uses. Given the visibility and prominence of the Bridges site, the PUD approach will ensure that the site is developed to be architecturally noteworthy and context sensitive from an environmental standpoint. Previously: The concept plan was reviewed by the Planning Commission informally on July 20, 2005 and then formally on August 3, 2005. After taking testimony from staff, residents in attendance and the applicant, the Commission considered the resolution of approval, which failed on a tie vote. Those voting in opposition to the concept plan did so due to (among other reasons) concerns about proposed building heights and the fact that the FAA had not yet consented to the proposed heights. The City Council considered the concept plans at their meeting on August 22, 2005, approving them without condition. The Council members supported the proposed building heights recognizing that the additional height resulted in more greenspace preserved on the site. Subsequent to the Planning Commission’s meeting on August 3, 2005, the City was provided copies of correspondence from the FAA in which it consented to the building heights as proposed. The Planning Commission reviewed the development stage plans and preliminary plat on September 21, 2005. While votes were taken on the resolution, no action occurred.