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Planning Commission Minutes — May 24, 2007 Page 2 A joint powers agreement with White Bear Township would be necessary for services from the Township, and the agreement would require the developer connect to services from Hugo when they became available. Schumann pointed out the City did have joint powers agreements with Lino Lakes for a different development and asked if anyone had spoken to the Township. The CDD stated he was still working on the details, but the Township seemed agreeable; they had several joint power agreements with others. Schumann asked if there were any engineering concerns with the 0 -setback on the sign. The Planner said it would be out of the sight line visibility triangle and would not be an issue. Schumann asked about parking and if some of the spaces could be size specific. The Planner said size specific parking spaces would not make up enough of the difference. Bailly asked about the future of Highway 61, the right-of-way, and future easements. The planner said it would not extend all the way to the right-of-way. The developers, Jason Brown and Terry Thompson from FJT Properties, LLC, and Jason Letourneau, architect on the project, were present to answer questions from the Commission. Schumann asked if it was possible to squeeze in more parking. Thompson stated that they would gain approximately 3-4 additional stalls with compact parking spaces. The CDD said it was not typically used for retail settings. Schumann commented the east elevation could use different coloring; something to `dress it up'. Jason talked about the landscape plan and indicated they could look at coloring. Moore asked about how much of the building was visible from the east. Jason said the trees on 1201h would hide most of the building and would be preserved because it was in the wetland. Weidt said he thought the trees would block the view, and questioned whether changing the colors on the back would be consistent with what was on front. Schumann asked about roof top screening and trash enclosures for the coffee shop. Thompson said the roof top equipment would be screened by a parapet wall, and they would be addressing the screening for the trash enclosures. Schumann asked about the schedule for improvements for the widening of TH61.