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City of St. Anthony Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 15, 2000 • Page 5 1 & Associates and noted that Tillmann had been working with Mr. Hubmer on this project as 2 well. Ms. Moore-Sykes mentioned that Mr. Hubmer would be available to attend the Planning 3 Commission meeting in March to discuss the impact of modifying the lot coverage ordinances on 4 the stormwater runoff and retention. 5 In that respect, Bergstrom directed Ms. Moore-Sykes to arrange with Mr. Hubmer for him to at- 6 tend the March 2000 Planning Commission meeting and to coordinate the arrangement with City 7 Manager Michael Mornson. 8 Bergstrom thanked Tillmann for her report and Ms.-Moore-Sykes for her assistance. 9 10 C. Report on Green Space for St.Anthony Shopping Center. 11 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated she wished to provide an update for the Commission on the current 12 status of the green space for the St: Anthony Shopping Center. 13 City Staff had met with some consultants regarding developing the green space, and ultimately 14 made a recommendation to the City Council to select BRW do provide the landscape planning 15 for the open space. Most of the spring would be devoted to developing the plan and concepts. Bergstrom asked if the City had an executed Developers Agreement with The Hitching Post. 17 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that the City has two development agreements in place. One is with 18 The Hitching Post and the other is with the owners of the Shopping Center 19 Both Tillmann and Bergstrom inquired if the Parks Commission is going to be involved in the 20 development of the green space. Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that it is planned that the Parks 21 Commission have involvement,but it was her understanding that the main role will fall to the 22 City Staff, City Council, and BRW. 23 As an aside, Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that the owners of Dairy Queen have approached City Staff 24 with designs and plans for a renovation. She stated that the plans indicate excellent ideas and ap- 25 pear complimentary to the overall renovation of the Shopping Center. 26 On a related subject, Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that Jim Kellison,the development contractor for 27 The Hitchin Post, had contacted her. Mr. Kellison offered that renovation for The Hitching Post 28 is moving along at a fast pace and the store planned to open within a couple of weeks. 29 D. Discuss Need for Planner for Apache Site. 30 Bergstrom stated that he recently had a conversation with City Manager Michael Morrison re- 31 garding hiring a planner to work with the City and Hillcrest Development. The intention would 32 be to frame the Apache project so that it works for both the City and Hillcrest Development from a planning standpoint. It was Bergstrom's concern that the City needed to develop some con- 4t ceptual ideas to coordinate with Hillcrest Development's conceptual plans. 35 Furthermore, Bergstrom stated that on Friday, February 18, 2000,there is a retreat with the City