CC WORKSESSION PACKET 06152021-JOINT WITH PLANNING COMMISSION

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o Access. The proposed plan utilizes a single access point to the adjoining public streets – the easterly of the two currently available from Kenzie Terrace. The main building and the underground parking would be accessible from Kenzie, which provides a driveway to the surface parking lot and main entrance. The Stinson Parkway access is removed in this plan. Hennepin County is interested in removing and limiting direct access to Kenzie Terrace, and this plan would appear to be consistent with those objectives. o Building Design. The applicants have provided a number of optional façade treatments for the “L” shaped building. Discussion may focus on materials, aesthetics, visibility of the building from the “southern gateway” traffic, balconies and windows, and other aspects of the design. o Site Landscaping and Improvements. While the plans are conceptual only at this stage, the City may wish to comment on expectations for exterior spaces, along with pedestrian access to and from the site, as well as any City or private project entrance monumentation to complement the City’s ideas for the Bremer Triangle site south of Kenzie from this property. • Site Plan – Bank Development. o The applicants have provided a concept sketch for the site, with notations related to staff feedback and further review. This plan is conceptual only, with an expectation that the building would be 5,500 square feet in area, with an incorporated drive-through facility. o Staff has noted the building’s presentation toward Kenzie Terrace, the potential for accommodating additional site expansion to the east, and maintenance/enhancement of pedestrian improvements around and through the site, among other elements. • Site Plan – Southern Gateway Entrance Monumentation. o The applicants indicate that this property would be sold to the City as a component of the land swap agreements to obtain the bowling alley site. Improvements could be made to the property including community entrance monumentation or similar features. o The site has only limited development potential, and in prior applications, staff has cited the considerations that include incomplete street construction to the east, along the St. Anthony/Minneapolis boundary, as well as extensive pavement and driveway cuts onto the subject parcel.