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I I I Council Meeting Minutes May 27, 1997 Page 3 Council Business. continued City Planner Erny Mattila presented a site plan review to construct two storage buildings attached to the existing U.S. Filter industrial building located at 1950 Old Hwy 8. The proposal complies with 1-2 district and parking standards. The buildings would store equipment and materials used at the site. Motion by Larson, seconded by Samuelson, to APPROVE LP-326. 3 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. Benke reentered the meeting. Mattila presented the amended sign plan for a commercial multi-tenant building at 151 Silver Lk. Rd. The amendment changes the amount of wall signage allowed an anchor tenant as follows: increase wall signage from 70 sq. ft. to 137.5 sq. ft.; and no longer restricts use of the wall signage to one anchor tenant but allows any tenant in the building to use one of six panels. This sign plan was approved in 1985, and amended in 1993. The building has undergone a business use change from a grocery store to an office building, and the tenants request more visibility from Silver Lk. Rd. The Planning Commission recommended approval. Motion by Gunderman, seconded by Larson, to APPROVE THE PROPOSED SIGN PLAN AMENDMENT. 4 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. Fulton presented a substandard district resolution for the 530 5th Ave. building and the MacGillis and Gibbs property. In July 1997, the City will establish a redevelopment tax increment financing (TIF) district that will include these properties. Before the City can establish a TIF, structures will be demolished and removed as part of the environmental cleanup. To protect the City's ability to create a TIF, Council will need to adopt a resolution determining these parcels are occupied by structurally substandard buildings. Motion by Gunderman, seconded by Larson, to WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT CERTAIN PARCELS ARE OCCUPIED BY STRUCTURALLY SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS AND ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN A TIF DISTRICT. 4 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. Fulton said the City received a petition requesting an environmental impact statement and environmental assessment worksheet for a nature trail at the Family Service Center (FSC). The review process used by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for its Lawcon grant program assumes environmental concerns are addressed prior to a grant award. The DNR visited the site and reviewed all aspects of the grant, project, and envirornnental impact. The project is currently underway, and clearing of underbrush and trees have occurred. Council Business U.S. Filter Site Plan Report 97-120 151 Silver Lk Rd. Sign Plan Report 97-121 Substandard Structures on MacGillis and Gibbs and 530 Building Properties Report 97-122 Resolution 97~034A FSC Walking Path Report 97-123