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• THE VILLAGE BLEND The Village Blend, LLC was formed to bring to fruition a conception held by Don and Kim Pavelka to create a warm and friendly place where neighbors and friends can meet and enjoy their companionship. They see a need for a place where people can gather, eat, enjoy coffee or a smoothie,or savor a glass of wine. They searched for more than a year to find an appropriate space to house their vision. Finally, with the relocation of the St. Anthony Library, the opportunity presents itself to create the Village Blend Cafd. From 6:00 a.m. until closing,the Village Blend Cafd will be a coffee house,a limited menu cafd serving pastries, sandwiches and desserts. The Cafd will have a wine bar serving wines by the glass during the hours from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 5:00 p.m. til 11:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The premises will be 2,600 square feet. The Cafd will be laid out approximately as set forth in the attached diagram. There will be seating for 50Tarranged so as to foster small group gatherings. A fireplace will be added to the Cafd to add an atmosphere of warmth and congeniality. The Cafd intends to employ a staff of eight FTE personnel as well as two owner-managers. Based upon studies of other coffee houses,wages,including tips,are anticipated to average between $12.00 to $14.00 per hour for wait-staff, and substantially more for supervisory personnel. • The Village Blend,LLC is a Minnesota limited liability company formed and wholly-owned by Don and Kim Pavelka. It is expected that Tom and Bonnie Brever and Robert and Linda Foster will also add investment to the company as needed to support capital expenditures and commencement of operations. The premises is located in the St. Anthony Village Shopping Center, a district zoned "C" commercial. Permitted uses in the district include restaurants and beverage stores for sale of beverages for consumption off the premises. Permitted conditional uses include establishments for the sale of beverages for consumption on the premises (§1635.03(e)) and restaurants and delicatessens located within 250 feet from a residential district(§165.03(p)). The Village Blend Cafe proposes to sell pastries, sandwiches, desserts, coffees, smoothies and fruit juices, and, during limited hours,wine by the glass. These uses cannot be maintained in the proposed location without a conditional use permit. Failure to approve the conditional uses will render the proposal economically untenable. The location complies with all applicable height and dimensional restrictions. No external modifications to the center other than a sign complying with the applicable ordinance will be added to the structure. Motor vehicle traffic to the St. Anthony Village Center should not negatively impact any surrounding residential areas. There is ample parking in the existing paved and lined parking areas on the east side of the premises.