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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes March 17, 1998 Page 6 1 Chair Bergstrom noted that the Land Use Master Plan will take time and that the City does not 2 know what will ultimately take place in the St. Anthony Shopping Center area. He stated he 3 would personally be in favor of a five year time period of approval to allow for completion of the 4 Master Plan. He was supportive of keeping the job opportunities in the City and retaining the tax 5 base. 6 Mr. Warner stated Robodyne would be a good neighbor and will improve the neighborhood. 7 There is a possibility that in five years the City will want to keep them in this location. Mr. 8 Alvite does ultimately want to own his own building. 9 Commissioner Gondorchin asked if Robodyne would outgrow the building within five years. 10 Mr. Warner stated he believed Robodyne could be located at this site for a long time. 11 Chair Bergstrom asked if this would be considered spot zoning. 12 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated this was her concern also. She will check with the City Attorney as to 13 the legalities involved. Commissioners Gondorchin, Kaczor, and Bergstrom asked Ms. Moore-Sykes to schedule a tour of the Robodyne facility. 16 Commissioner Kaczor asked when Robodyne would like to move into the Town/Country 17 building. 18 Mr. Warner stated Robodyne's lease expires in April but he was confident that they would be 19 able to work with the existing landlord. He noted it would also take 90 days to build out the 20 Town/Country building to facilitate Robodyne's needs. 21 Chair Bergstrom summarized that St. Anthony, as a City, is in the process of submitting an RFP 22 for a Master Plan for the south end of the City including St. Anthony Village Shopping Center. 23 Because of this,there is reluctance to lock up a piece of property in the middle of that area. The 24 City does however, want to act responsibly as a community to keep sound business within the 25 City and help to keep local people employed at a good livable wage. The Planning Commission 26 would be in favor of considering an option during the time that the Master Plan is being 27 prepared. Staff has been directed to check the legalities of zoning and use of a conditional use 28 permit. 29 2. Review RFP for Land Use Planner. 30 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted the proposed RFP and property profile included in the Commissioner's packet. The City Manager has asked her to submit the RFP to the Planning Commission for comments.