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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes • June 19, 2001 Page 9 1 Mr. Rapp reminded the Commission that they are one-third of the way along the continuum in 2 the final resolution process, but that it is too soon to exclude a lot of choices and ideas that come 3 to the table. 4 Jeff Basil, of DSU, came forward to review the Northwest Quadrant and the intended goals of the 5 process, focusing primarily on the Apache Plaza area. He stated that the Salvation Army Camp 6 will likely be purchased by Hennepin Regional Parks and be maintained as a public open-space 7 facility. 8 Mr. Basil touched on the water quality in Silver Lake. He stated it was improving, but still is not 9 necessarily good for swimming at this point. He identified one of the goals of the redevelopment 10 process is to minimize the negative impacts of Apache Plaza on the lake. 11 Mr. Basil continued his review by identifying the existing structures on the Northwest Quadrant. 12 He referred to the lack of accessibility to the mall from the road, and stated that they have been 13 deciding which things are changeable, and which would be left alone. 14 Mr. Basil stated that there are some basic things that need to be done to the cite in order to make 5 it an attractive redevelopment area. One of the major changes he indicated was that a major Wroadway was needed to provide access to the internal part of the project. He also stated that they 17 need to establish tight connections to the new park facility, given the limitations such as the 18 railroad tracks. He stated it was a large order, but absolutely key. 19 Mr. Basil indicated that a major market study revealed: 20 1. Housing demand is very high, strong and multi-layered. 21 2. Considerable office demand. 22 3. Retail demand equal to the amount of retail that exists on the cite today, 23 with the exception of the mall. 24 Mr. Basil stated that they have established two primary concepts: Corporate Campus/Residential 25 Concept, and Refined Development Concept. 26 The Corporate Campus is comprised of the following: 27 -500,000 square feet (built in two phases of 250,000 square feet each) 28 -2,000 parking spaces (5 level parking ramp, parking under buildings on the 29 surface) 30 The Residential Development is comprised of the following: 31 -150 units—Townhouses (30 foot wide units, two story) 32 -100 units—Senior High Rise 33 -156 units—3-4 story multiple dwellings 44 -Total: 406 units 35 The Refined Development Concept consists of the following: 36 -12 units—Villas (60 foot wide lots)