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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 20, 2019 Page 8 wanted to park outdoors how would the outside parking run over to the adjacent businesses. Mr. 1 Doran stated the 2nd phase actually has more parking. Assigned stalls can be utilized if necessary. 2 3 Commissioner Rude stated he understands a purchase agreement is pending and asked if any part 4 of the agreement deals with parking. He also asked about the lot to the east and north of the 5 coffee shop. The reciprocal easement agreement will need to be modified. The commercial 6 tenants will not be able to park in the project lots and vice versa. Commissioner Rude has some 7 concerns with there being more parking added in Phase 2 of the project. Mr. Doran stated there is 8 an entrance at the lower level. This is the only entrance to the north side of the building. They 9 would not have a right to park at Starbucks or Erickson Oil. 10 11 Commissioner Socha stated he had some concerns with losing depth for handicapped parking. 12 She asked if the handicapped parking could be 19 feet. Mr. Doran stated the standard 13 handicapped parking spot is 18 feet in length. They could look at extending the length but there 14 are no accessibility concerns. 15 16 Mr. Gene Bird, asked when the EAW was done was it done prior to Silver Lake Road closing. 17 City Planner Grittman stated it was done during that period. Mr. Bird stated he questions the 18 accuracy of the EAW. The EAW traffic was based on historical data prior to the closing. Mr. 19 Bird stated he is concerned, with having two small boys, about his boys riding bikes in that area. 20 They live just north of the property. He asked how accidents with bicycles and pedestrians can 21 be mitigated. He stated the units overlooking the parking spots may deter people from renting. 22 He would like the lot coverage to come down even more and have the building height lower to 3 23 floors. Mr. Bird would prefer to see it built in one phase rather than in two phases. There will be 24 a lot of traffic and noise from construction with the two-phase plan. Mr. Bird asked how many 25 ADA apartments there will be. He would have preferred to have this issue come out sooner. 26 27 Mr. Clifton Ware asked if the list he sent was received. He read the letter he sent to Silver Lake 28 Village. He is looking forward to what is happening to the area. He noted his sustainability 29 concerns. He questioned energy-efficient construction. He asked if there would be separate 30 meters for water and electricity. He would like to have outlets for electric vehicle. They are 31 concerned about having more native plantings and perhaps a rain garden. He is concerned about 32 the 15-year-old trees on the side of WalMart that may be damaged. He asked about recycling, 33 organic waste, garbage handling, walking paths, and building roofs proving support for solar 34 panels. 35 36 Mr. Corey Erickson made general comments in support of the project, noting Mr. Doran is the 37 only developer to come to the City with a credible re-development proposal. The project should 38 be approved and this tax base will help with amenities in the City. There are currently no Class A 39 apartments in the City. This project will help with retail development in that area. 40 41 Ms. Lindsey Kieffaber agreed density is needed in St. Anthony but she feels the project is 42 oversized and should be broken down to 4 buildings. She agrees with the sustainability concerns 43 raised. If the area were to be re-developed in the future it should be broken into smaller parcels. 44 Pervious pavement and decreasing the lot coverage would be desired. 45 46