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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 4, 2005 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US CITY OF ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING January 4,2005 - 6:00 p.m. Conference Room A & B AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes - December 7,2004 3. Approve TCF Architectural/Site Plans - Planning 4. Approve Andover Station North Design Guidelines - Planning 5. Other Business 6. Adjourn ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING JANUARY 4,2005 - MINUTES A Meeting ofthe Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by President Mike Gamache, January 4,2005,6:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Also present: Commissioners Don Jacobson, Mike Knight, Ken Orttel, Julie Trude; Voting resident members Fred Larsen and Robert Nowak; and Non-voting resident member Edward Schultz Executive Director, Jim Dickinson Community Development Director, Will Neumeister City Engineer, Dave Berkowitz Others Present: Absent: OATH OF OFFICE President Gamache, Commissioners Knight and Orttel read the Oath of Office. APPROVAL OF MINUTES December 7. 2004: Correct as written. MotiOIl by Trude, Seconded by Jacobson, approval of the Minutes as written. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVE TCF ARCHITECTURAVSITE PLANS Community Development Director Neumeister stated on November 3, 2004 the EDA was shown preliminary site and architectural plans for the new TCF Bank that is proposed to be built at the northwest comer of Quinn Street and Bunker Lake Boulevard. At that meeting it was discussed briefly, and the comment was made ".. .that the final word was to be given by the EDA regarding the building and materials used". The lot division for the TCF Bank was given approval by the City Council on the consent agenda on November 3, 2004. The proposed design of the building conforms to the prototype of all TCF Banks. There will be a Conditional Use Permit approval necessary for the drive-thru bank operation. The CUP is currently scheduled to be on the January 11, 2005 Planning Commission Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - January 4, 2005 Page 2 agenda. Should the EDA require changes be made to the architectural or site plans then this will need to be explained at the Planning Commission meeting. Staffis recommending approval of the building and site plans as drawn. The applicant shall be required to obtain Commercial Site Plan approval as well and small adjustments may result from the review of the detailed site plans. Mr. Mike Kraft, HTG Architects, representing TCF Bank, made a presentation to the EDA. Commissioner Orttel asked ifthere is a site plan. Mr. Neumeister stated there is one in the packet. Commissioner Jacobson asked if the parking will be adequate or could they have a joint powers agreement. Mr. Neumeister stated there will be an agreement written up for parking. Commissioner Jacobson wondered if they added more green space around the building, would parking be adequate because he hated to have more pavement than needed. Mr. Neumeister thought they would have three extra stalls based on the square footage. Mr. Kraft showed a layout ofthe building and where the parking and drive up will be located. President Gamache asked what the footage is along the north side of the building. Mr. Kraft stated at the smallest point, it is around twenty-three feet. Commissioner Trude wondered on the south entrance point ifthere will be an issue for larger trucks or vehicles to access. She would rather see less curbing to make the entrance wider than to have the curb taken out by the large trucks. Mr. Kraft stated their approach is to keep the entrance to the site fairly narrow because traffic engineers have told them if it is wider, there is more congestion. Mr. Berkowitz stated they have recommended increasing the radius to sixteen feet. Commissioner Knight wondered ifthey can get a fire truck over the drive thru lanes. Mr. Kraft stated their fire connection is at the front of the building. President Gamache asked how many cars the drive thru queue will hold. Mr. Kraft stated it can hold the equivalent of five cars per lane. Mr. Kraft stated the building is an all brick structure. He described the look of the building and what materials would be used. Commissioner Jacobson asked if they will have a monument sign. Mr. Neumeister stated they will have one on the comer. Mr. Kraft stated the sign will be ten feet high and eight feet wide. Mr. Neumeister stated they will need a variance for any sign over five feet high in Andover Station North. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Orttel, to approve the schematic architectural and site plans Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - January 4, 2005 Page 3 for a new TCF Bank at the corner of Quinn Street and Bunker Lake Boulevard, noting the concern for the monument sign and noting they will need to come back for a variance. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVE ANDOVER STATION NORTH DESIGN GUIDELINES Community Development Director Neumeister explained in October, 2004 the EDA discussed changing the uses that are allowed in Andover Station North. Purchase agreements with potential buyers will reflect that they must comply with the design guidelines/standards for Andover Station North. These design standards state the uses that can be developed and also to what standards they will be required to be built to. Therefore they need to review and adopt the Andover Station North Design Guidelines. Commissioner Trude thought they were going to start from scratch and do something different because the guidelines are very intimidating. Commissioner Orttel thought this was fine and he did not think there would be a problem with these. He thought the requests for building have been for more office and he thought the fronts should look nice. Mr. Neumeister stated ifthey do not have standards of any kind, the City will not have any decision on what is done. Commissioner Jacobson stated this not only covers the commercial part but also the residential part of the development and some of the wording concerned him. Commissioner Trude stated they need to add residential standards to the guidelines. The Commission discussed with Mr. Neumeister suggested changes to the guidelines for Andover Station North. Commissioner Knight noted some changes on page 13 and he thought they should discuss them. Mr. Neumeister stated what they are trying to do is to bring the buildings as close to the streets as possible. Commissioner Jacobson thought they should eliminate this section because it gives them more flexibility. Commissioner Trude wondered why they have included on page 14, towers on buildings. Mr. Dickinson stated they should have a varying parapet height instead of a tower. President Gamache thought they could eliminate the tower all together. Commissioner Jacobson stated he is not for adult uses but did not know ifit is legal to disallow it in an allowed area. He thought this should be checked into by the City Attorney. Commissioner Jacobson stated on page 3 there is mention of exterior storage and sales and because this area is geared more for building and home improvement he thought some of the businesses may have outdoor displays during the day and put them away at night. He thought they might want to consider allowing some during the day as long as it is put in at night. Mr. Neumeister thought it needs to be better defined. Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - January 4, 2005 Page 4 Commissioner Knight thought they need to define what "indoors" means because some businesses have canopies that they store items under. Commissioner Jacobson would like to review the information on page 24 regarding signs. He wondered if they have any control over what is displayed inside as far as signage. Mr. Neumeister thought that if it is posted in the store, they cannot do anything about it as long as it is not displayed in a window. They could add wording regarding signage in a window. Commissioner Orttel thought they were going to limit the use of monument signs because in nicer areas they use monument signs. He thought a monument sign looks much cleaner but he would like to have one sign with all of the businesses listed on it. They should allow one area identification sign in the development at one major entry point up to twenty-five feet in height. Commissioner Jacobson discussed the wording on page 33 regarding large apartment buildings and assisted living facilities. He did not think they will have these in the development but he would like to generalize the loading area wording. He wanted to change the wording from public to private. Commissioner Orttel stated they do not want to confuse this with a park because that would be public. Commissioner Trude stated there is wording in the document regarding walkways with an emphasis of tying things together in the development, but she did not know if they will have the retail that people would want to walk to. Commissioner Knight stated once the homes go in, they may have some service type businesses developed to accommodate those homes. Commissioner Knight stated the amount Pov's is being assessed is very large and he wondered if this is being accepted by Mr. Povlitzki. Mr. Neumeister stated this will be discussed at the City Council meeting. OTHER BUSINESS . Make Up of ED A - Appoint New People The Commission discussed the make up ofthe EDA and possible reappointments. Mr. Dickinson stated Mr. Nowak would be gone until March but would like to remain on the committee and Mr. Schultz would like to remain as an advisor when needed. Mr. Dickinson stated there are statutory restrictions and they need to follow State laws. He suggested the Commission get resignations otherwise there is a removal process that they have to follow statutorically to remove an EDA member. They have to have reasons and rationale as to why they are removing someone. Ifthere is an attendance requirement, poor attendance, inefficiency, these are reasons to remove someone. Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - January 4, 2005 Page 5 Commissioner Jacobson thought they should authorize staff to proceed in finding a way to remove them or open this up for applications and bring more information back at the next meeting. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Orttel, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan Osbeck, Recording Secretary