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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 18, 2004 Page 8 t Vice Chair Hanson asked how large the staff would be that would manage the property. Mr. 2 Moorhouse stated that staff would include a manager, an assistant manager, a maintenance 3 supervisor, maintenance technician, one/two caretakers and one/two part-time leasing agents. He 4 stated that they plan to staff the building seven days a week noting that typically one to two of the 5 employees tend to choose to live onsite. He provided the Commission with a brief history of the 6 company noting that they have 140 different apartment locations throughout the Midwest. He 7 stated that their management group consists of approximately 70 people who are based in the 8 Twin Cities area. 9 10 Chair Stromgren asked what they plan to do for a visual buffer for the northeast units facing 11 Walmart. Mr. Vogel stated that they are currently working with Walmart regarding the 12 landscaping and screening requirements and reviewed with the Commission. 13 14 Mr. Thorvig stated that Mr. Dan Hunt, President of Hunt Associates, is present to provide an 15 overview of the Pratt/Ordway condo portion of the project. 16 17 Dan Hunt, President of Hunt Associates, stated that his group is currently working with Pratt 18 Ordway on the condominium development. He indicated that the plans have undergone some 19 minor changes over the last week and reviewed the changes and locations of the buildings with 20 the Commission. He stated that the buildings are all very similar in appearance and layout except for the clubroom change on the first building. He reviewed the garage layout and access with the Commission. He indicated that all units would have one parking stall and that they could 23 purchase additional garage space at their discretion. 24 25 Mr. Hunt referenced the detailed site plan for the first building noting that the first and second 26 floor would be the clubroom. He reviewed the elevator locations with the Commission noting 27 that all units are flats, one, two or two plus den, from 830 square feet to 1700 square feet. He 28 provided the Commission with an overview of the various floor plans for the units and indicated 29 that some of the units would have sunrooms, an open patio or a screened porch. He stated that 30 they are trying to achieve a more stately appearance to the front of the building as it is next to a 31 retail development off the main street. He stated that they are experimenting with the lighting 32 concepts for the building noting that it is their plan to carry some of the lighting from the retail 33 into and throughout the area. He stated that the exterior would be a mixture of brick and stucco 34 and reviewed with the Commission. 35 36 Commissioner Tillman asked how they determined the base costs for the units. Mr. Hunt 37 reviewed the calculation process with the Commission noting that the numbers are based on 38 $200.00 per square foot with the minimum price of a unit starting at approximately$160,000 to 39 $400,000. 40 41 8.2. City of St. Anthony, Electronic Monument Sign - Review Concept Plan 42 Susan Hall stated that the topic of a city electronic reader board goes back a few years noting that �t4 the City Council has now identified this issue as a City goal for 2004. She stated that Council 45 would like to see a sign installed this summer. She provided the Commission with a brief history