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Mounds View City Council October 10, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 15 • building without having a total brick building. He stated he wanted to put up a nice building and intended on being in the City a long time. He indicated people would own these office condominiums. Tom Belting, 1222 Blackwood Street, Coon Rapids, stated they had looked at the front of the building as a focal point. He indicated they were willing to add additional landscaping. He presented an alternative plan for the exterior of the building. Councilmember Thomas stated with this building being in the City Center, there were some aesthetic requirements that needed to be met and as long as the building looked nice and aesthetically pleasing, she did not believe they needed a certain percentage of brick material. She asked what percentage of brick material were they intending on putting on the building. Tom Belting responded the alternative they came up with was a good option and presented at tonight's meeting. Dr. Belting stated he did not know the percentage of brick they were proposing at this time. Councilmember Stigney stated this was a PUD and the reason this was a PUD for Walgreen and the Community Center was to blend into the City Hall, which were all brick. He indicated the Walgreens PUD required masonry. He noted the Planning Commissioners had stated they wanted it brick on all sides. Dr. Belting indicated the Planning Commissioners had noted they could not make that decision and it would have to be Council's decision. Councilmember Stigney stated he believed this building should be all brick. He asked what other ..materials where they contemplating. Tom Belting replied they were intending on putting up aluminum siding. Councilmember Stigney stated he did not want aluminum siding. Councilmember Flaherty noted he had no problem for the owner making this building inviting. He stated he had a personal preference to the North Oaks building they showed pictures of and he did not have a problem amending the PUD. Councilmember Gunn stated a lot of this had to deal with the color scheme also and she agreed the North Oaks picture was very nice. She indicated she understood why they were requiring the all masonry, but believed they limited themselves when there were other very attractive alternatives also. She stated she did not have any problems with this request. Councilmember Thomas stated an aesthetic look involved more than just the building materials and indicated she did not have an issue with their request as long as the building matched the existing buildings in the area. Mayor Marty stated he liked the North Oaks picture and Vadnais Heights pictures. He indicated . because this was the City Center, he would not have a problem with having a building such as depicted by these pictures. He noted they did not want every single building in the City Center