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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes October 17, 2000 Page 4 1 regulations and requirements have,been obtained from the City and the plans have been drawn 2 accordingly. 3 Bergstrom inquired about the hours of the store and Mr. Kalscheur noted he would discuss this 4 issue with Walgreens but provided a typical set of hours of operation for most Walgreens. 5 Tillmann inquired about any stormwater plans that Walgreens had developed. Mr. Kalscheur 6 noted that this project was a civil engineering challenge at best, and that Walgreens was not at 7 the point in design where retaining walls had been planned. However, he noted that Walgreens 8 would be working with the engineers regarding the appropriate stormwater runoff and other 9 requirements. 10 Hatch inquired if any trees would-be taken away as part of the project. Mr. Kalscheur noted that 11 he did not believe that any trees would-be impacted. 12 Hatch inquired about the placement of the trash bins. Mr. Kalscheur explained where the trash 13 bins would be placed. Hatch further inquired about the lighting around the property and the po- 14 tential to disturb other residents. Mr. Kalscheur explained that a type of screening would be pro- 15 vided, possibly in the form of landscaping. Hatch clarified that he meant high-elevation parking 6 lights. Mr. Kalscheur explained what the development company planned on doing to alleviate that problem. 18 Bergstrom noted that the City has recently developed some lighting standards for that area, and 19 has adopted some specific lighting fixtures. Bergstrom stated that typically the City has been 20 asking that the property owner/develop select light fixtures that are generally consistent with 21 what the City has chosen for the area: :He requested that Mr. Kalscheur work with Public Works 22 Director Jay Hartman to develop a plan for the lighting that would be consistent with the City's 23 plan. 24 Ha son inquired about an anticipated construction date and a potential opening date. Mr. 25 Kalscheur stated that it would appear that a spring construction date would be planned, with a 26 potential opening in approximately October 2001. 27 Thomas asked if he knew what kind of impact.Walgreens would have on the Synders Drug Store. 28 Mr. Kalscheur noted that would be up to the,residents and they hoped to provide friendly compe- 29 tition. He added that the two stores usually peacefully co-exist within a community. 30 Bergstrom inquired what type of traffic generation was anticipated for the Walgreens. Mr. 31 Kalscheur noted that typically Walgreens was not a traffic-generator,but more of a collector of 32 traffic. Bergstrom inquired about the curb cut noted on the presentation and wondered about the place- 4 ment. Mr. Kalscheur explained why the curb cut was placed in that spot and Bergstrom 35 acknowledged that his answer was logical.