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I I I Council Meeting Minutes April 26, 1988 Johnson, in response to Benke's concern, stated the proposed pro- ject will continue as far south as possible to duplicate what is being developed on 12th Street ($250,000+ homes); and added that people are buying homes near freeways if there is a good road, a good design, and good access. In response to'Williams's question about the artificially created holes on the site, Johnson stated 20% of the topography is arti- ficially created and another 20% has been abused (erosion, all terrain vehicles, etc.) and the proposal is to correct that prob- lem (correction results in reshaping the site, preserving the good trees, taking the trees that are in a marginal state, and regrad- ing the site); holes would be partially filled and the hills brought down to match; houses along the park would be walk-out type homes; drainage would be taken out the northeast to the city's storm sewer system. Williams indicated if the trees were not in such bad shape, it would be hard for him to approve this subdivision. Benke stated there is merit in Harstad's interest to retain as many trees as possible; Johnson stated Harstad's intent is to preserve the natural existing amenities (the trees have value) and added that grading costs will be a concern. (Noactio~ required, no action taken) Locke stated Midwest Bolt is interested in developing the southern portion of the Robinson Coach site, reviewed the history of the site, and indicated Robinson is interested in selling part of his property which is two separate parcels (the south parcel is about one acre, the northern parcel is about one-half acre). Bob Murray, Butler and Associates (representing Scott Kelly of Midwest Bolt), indicated Midwest Bolt would remove all of the buildings on the Robinson site and build a 10,000 square foot high-quality block or Fabcon type of building. Murray explained that Midwest Bolt is a distributor via a catalog type of business, delivers products (nuts, bolts, etc.) to UPS, and would expect one to three semi-truck trips per week; showed renderings which included a canopy, decorative strips, and landscaping. Locke noted the exposure to 35W and Old Highway 8 would require good landscaping; the northern one-half acre has potential for a 5-7,500 square foot building; and indicated Midwest Bolt would more than cover the cost of the city's acquisition. Motion by Benke, seconded by Larson, to AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PREPARE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH MIDWEST BOLT, INC. 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried Page 17 D'2ve lopment Proposal MidvJest 80 It Report 88..131