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<br />Mounds View City Council June 23, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 17 <br />1 Mr. Tarpley indicated that they are in active negotiations with other possible tenants and said he <br />2 could not guarantee the type of businesses that go into the office building. He then asked <br />3 Council Members to vote on the merits of the project and not on previous issues. <br />4 <br />5 Mayor Linke indicated that Council had already passed the PUD allowing for office space and <br />6 this Resolution would approve the office use on this site. <br />7 <br />8 Council Member Stigney indicated that Council was told this would be for medical uses and that <br />9 fell through and now Council is told that there is some sort of investment company and a <br />1o chiropractor and not to take into consideration previous things. He then said that residents did <br />11 not want a chiropractor and he opposes that and, as far as retail, he does not feel this City needs <br />12 any more drive thru windows, the site should have stayed restaurant and he is opposed to the <br />13 whole project. He further commented that he thinks this development is a benefit to the <br />14 developer and not the community. <br />15 <br />16 Mr. Tarpley indicated that no one from LandCor, especially him, ever suggested that this would <br />17 be a medical office building. He then said that from the very beginning he has made it clear that <br />18 he did not know whom the final tenants would be. He then said that this development would be <br />19 a benefit to the community, as it will increase the tax base because as the property sits there is <br />20 little tax money coming in. He further commented that no one had ever made any comments to <br />21 him concerning the drive thru windows and noted that he wants to work with the community but <br />• 22 at this point he is surprised to hear that Council is unhappy with the project as the PUD was <br />23 amended to allow for this project. <br />24 <br />25 Mayor Linke indicated that Council had no say in the type of tenants that lease the building. <br />26 <br />27 Council Member Stigney disagreed that no comments were made with regard to medical tenants <br />28 because he knows that it was discussed at the Planning Commission meeting. <br />29 <br />3o Mr. Tarpley indicated that he never stated this would be a medical building. He then explained <br />31 that he had given information on the types of calls he had been receiving with regard to leasing <br />32 the facility and those were medical but it was all unofficial information and he never suggested <br />33 this was to be primarily a medical office building. <br />34 <br />35 Mayor Linke indicated that the tenants are immaterial to the discussion. <br />36 <br />'i7 ("rnmnil MemhPr Rt1unPV inrlinatPri that hP nn»ncec the elan <br />• <br />