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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 17, 2001 • Page 2 1 Page 10, line 23 to read: "...the general site..." 2 Page 11, line 1 to read: "...can not only meet..." 3 Motion by Vice Chair Stille, second by Chair Melsha, to approve the Planning Commission Minutes of 4 June 19, 2001, as corrected above. 5 Motion carried unanimously. 6 VII. COMMUNICATION WITH CITY COUNCIL. 7 7.1 Designate a Planniny, Commission Member to the City Council regular meetingof July 24 8 2001. 9 Chair Melsha indicated that he was available to attend the City Council Meeting of July 24, 2001. 1 o VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 11 8.1 Northwest Ouadrant Planning Study Report/Concept Options. 12 a. Report/Presentation by Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban (DSU). 13 John Shardlow indicated that he would be reviewing the final report of the Northwest Quadrant 14 Task Force. He stated that the report concentrates on the southern third of the 250-acre study 15 area, from Silver Lane to the railroad tracks and from Stinson Boulevard to Silver Lake Road, 16 focusing on the Apache Mall property. 07 Mr. Shardlow stated that the redevelopment ideas included in this report do not directly affect 18 Silver Lake or the neighborhood bordering the lake to the south except that the quality of runoff 19 entering the lake from the Apache site will be improved through redevelopment. He informed 20 the Commission that the northern third of the site, currently the Salvation Army Camp, is in the 21 final stages of acquisition by the Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District. 22 Mr. Shardlow stated that the report documents the entire planning process to date, including the 23 results of the initial background studies conducted by the consultant team. 24 Mr. Shardlow indicated that Jim Prosser, Ehlers and Associates, was present and would be the 25 person responsible for marketing the project to developers, which is the next phase in the 26 project. 27 Mr. Shardlow continued by reviewing the two basic Redevelopment Concepts that are 28 presented with this report. He added that the Concepts illustrate what could reasonably occur 29 on the site, demonstrating proper uses, site configurations, and the relative intensities of use 30 necessary to support the redevelopment. He stated that the Concepts are illustrated to exhibit 31 several key development principles and patterns. 32 103 Mr. Shardlow indicated that the Redevelopment Concepts do not contain definitive site plans 34 but they are reasonable examples of what is feasible given the current market conditions and 35 financial constraints. He added that the Concepts are important and instructive as they allow 36 the community of St. Anthony to visualize the look and feel of patterns and styles of