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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes November 15, 1994 • Page 15 1 deteriorating. The Apache Medical Center Building was carried on the tax books at $1,300,000. 2 It sold a year ago for$750,000. The difference in that tax base goes to the residents. Apache 3 Plaza has had their valuation reduced a couple of times and the residential people have to make 4 that up also. This project is expected to provide 400 jobs in the 2 stores with approximately half 5 of those jobs available for high school and college students. It will improve some of the 6 environmental concerns, such as the storm water flowing into Silver Lake. Without this project, 7 there may be no holding ponds. He believes that any delay in recommending passage of the 8 request before the Planning Commission tonight, will seriously jeopardize the project. He hopes 9 that the Planning Commission will send a strong message to the City Council by unanimously 10 endorsing this proposal tonight. , 11 Joe Welle, Representative of the St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce, reported that the Board of 12 Directors voted unanimously to support the CUB/Knox project. He reported that the Chamber 13 feels that there are numerous benefits resulting from the project. The project will bring in new 14 jobs,increase home values, and bring in some excellent new business citizens. The Chamber is 15 looking forward to having them involved in the Chamber of Commerce and the community. The 16 Chamber feels the project will bring excellent shopping in a close proximity and looks forward to 17 working with CUB and Knox. Clark Tomason, owner of Apache Watch and Jewelry, thanked C. G. Rein for keeping retail in OP9 Apache Plaza. He stated that if this project does not go through all that will be left at Apache is 20 Herbergers and the bar. He stated that it is hard to make it as a retailer in the mall now. He 21 hopes the people in St. Antony realize what potential they have for the future and keep what they 22 have now. 23 Diane Schroeder, 3900 Chandler Drive, asked if there were plans to install accessible doors in the 24 new stores and also if the bowling alley or the restrooms would be made handicap accessible. 25 She also inquired as to the entrance into the parking lot on 39th Avenue. She wondered if there 26 could be a provision for sidewalk placement at this entrance as there is a lot of pedestrian traffic 27 in this area and especially now that the traffic will be increasing. 28 Mr. Cavanaugh stated that there are no current plans for a sidewalk in this area but that it was 29 something that could be looked into. 30 Donna Gorski, St. Anthony resident, commented that she and her husband are in favor of the 31 project. She realizes that lumber and groceries come in on trucks and was wondering what the 32 increase in traffic would be and what routes the trucks would be taking. She asked what affect 33 this will have on the roads and if there are plans to widen the roads. She pointed out that there is 34 a school and a nursing home located in the immediate area on 37th Avenue. She also inquired if 35 there would be a new stoplight installed at the Silver Lake Road access point. 0 Mr.Narlock responded that CUB Foods receives deliveries 24 hours per day. There is a lot of 37 volume that goes through this type of store, so there will in fact, be truck traffic 24 hours per day.