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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 23, 1998 Page 8 1 Mr. Warner noted that Robodyne has forty employees who would shop in the center. 2 Thuesen.stated that one thing the shopping center tenants had stressed was the decrease in traffic 3 with the closing of the Town and Country. There may be some increase in the retail traffic from 4 Robodyne but long-term this will not provide the traffic that they need. He stated that five years 5 is quite a long commitment when the City is still trying to determine the best use of the area. 6 Mr. Warner explained that the Planning Commission had asked the Management-Assistant the 7 time frame for a response from the Planning Consultant. She had anticipated that it would be 8 five to ten years before redevelopment would occur. 9 Motion by Thuesen, second by Marks,to deny a Conditional Permit for Krause/Anderson based r 10 on the following: 11 1. The City is in the process of hiring a planning consultant to determine the highest and 12 best use of the property. It is still too early to lock-out retail. 13 2. Light-industrial use is not compatible with retail use. 14 3. The shopping center is still predominantly retail, not industrial, and the industrial use 15 would have an adverse impact on the general welfare and value to the retail sector. 16 Marks stated the City does have a Comprehensive Plan which specifies this as a retail- 17 commercial area and redevelopment has been based on that land use precedent. It is critical for a 18 retail use to have a certain mass of stores and amount of traffic. It is inappropriate at this point to 19 allow a change. The City would like to find another location for Robodyne in St. Anthony. It is 20 desirable to keep Robodyne in St. Anthony, this is just not the right location. 21 Thuesen stated he appreciated Robodyne as a business and it would be a shame to lose them,but 22 the City has to stay the course it has planned. 23 Cavanaugh stated he has a lot of respect for Krause/Anderson and what they are trying to do. He 24 hoped that the City could revisit the retail issue with them and continue the communication. . 25 Motion carried unanimously. _ 26 Commissioner Makowske reported there was a concept review of a proposed garage at the 27 Planning Commission which will be before the Council next month. He also reported that the 28 Commission has scheduled a work session for July 16 at 6:00 P.M. to discuss implementation of 29 the Comprehensive Plan. 30 31 3. Discussion of Planning Consultant for St. Anthony Shopping Center. 32 Commissioner Makowske did not provide a report on this item. 33 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. __.