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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes • July 16, 1996 Page 8 - 1 Commissioner Gondorchin inquired if Mr. Miller has spoken with Mr. John Madden regarding his 2 concerns for the addition. Mr. Miller stated he has spoken with Mr. Madden on several occasions 3 regarding the project. 4 Mr. Miller noted the catch basin has been sufficient even during hard rains. 5 Commissioner Gondorchin inquired if the additional parking has raised any fire protection issues 6 by Chief Johnson. Mr. Miller stated he has received approval by Chief Johnson for fire vehicles to 7 drive in the circle area and back out. 8 Commissioner Horst inquired how emergency calls are handled at the Center. Mr. Miller stated that 9 the drop-off area is used for emergencies at Chandler Place and the Foss Road entrance is used for 10 emergencies at the Center. 11 Commissioner Horst inquired how main traffic flow is handled. Mr. Miller stated traffic goes 12 diagonally to Foss Road. He stated the main entrance on Foss Road is used for traffic flow. 13 Commissioner Franzese congratulated Mr. Miller on receiving approval by the State for the 14 expansion. Commissioner Franzese inquired of the moratorium approval list. Mr. Miller stated there were four 17 . approved of the 19 applications; three in the metro area and one in northern Minnesota. He stated 18 there will likely be 25 new applications this year, with only three or four approved due to limited 19 resources. 20 Vice Chair Thompson stated this will be a nice project and admired Mr. Miller's ambition. Mr. 21 Miller stated that footings are scheduled for this fall, then a temporary reconfiguration of parking 22 during construction with a first course of blacktop and fence on the lot-perimeter. He stated the 23 construction should be complete within one year,then remodeling of the lower level rooms will take 24 place so no residents will need to relocate. 25 C. Letter from Ramsey County RE: Bridge Renovation on Silver Lake Road. 26 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated a letter was received from Ramsey County regarding planned renovations 27 of the bridge over the railroad tracks on Silver Lake Road. She stated the Council asked that it be 28 shared with the Planning Commission for their consideration regarding any streetscaping ideas for 29 the area, such as lighting, decorative sidewalk surfaces,plantings, etc. 30 Commissioner Gondorchin inquired who would pay for the streetscaping costs. Ms. Moore-Sykes 31 stated the City would pay for the costs. 32 Commissioner Gondorchin stated that a vibrant, inviting color should be incorporated into any streetscape plan as the area could serve as a gateway to the new Apache Plaza.