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"� ^ re�e i ui � July 31, 2007 Dear Mr. Malinen, My name is Cindy Ridge. My husband, John, and I have lived at immediately to the east of Har Mar Matl for 14 years. I contacted you a few months ago about recurring noisy parking lot maintenance and power washing during the night time hours. You forwarded my complaint to Rick Talbot in Code Enforcement who was able to contact Cub management. They immediately stopped the overnight maintenance between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. I was very pleased that both you and Mr. Talbot left voicemails at my home following up with my complaint. The parking lot has been relatively noise-free at night since then. Thank you for your time and attention. In recent weeks, several of my neighbors have voiced concern over the closing of TJ Maxx and Northwestern Book Stores. None of us were able to get any information from staff members at those stores regarding mall management's future plans. The Mpis. Star Tribune printed an article on future plans for Har Mar Mail in the Sunday, July 29th edition which answered some of our questions. We are anxious to hear which tenants will move into spaces vacated by TJ Maxx, Northwestern Book Store and the Har Mar Theaters. (I've copied the article for your reference). As you have been in your position as City Manager for less than a year, please allow me to give you a little history from 1999-2001 when Bradley Management sought to put in the Cub Foods store at Har Mar. This was the first time that Har Mar Mall was being considered for a 24 hour use. 8ecause Har Mar Mall is so close to many homes, residents were concerned about the increased treffic, noise, tresh, shopping carts, deliveries and 24 hour use so close to a residential area. Concerned neighbors packed Planning Councii and City Council meetings during that time, e-mailed and wrote letters to Council members and city staff. In generel, the neighborhood did not want Har Mar Mall to fail, but wanted to protect our neighborhood and home values. The idea of a grocery store in the neighborhood was appealing, but the concept of a big box retailer open 24 hours was of great concern. Our common concern brought many Roseville residents together, united in keeping our neighborhood safe. We met many friends through this experience and learned that we could work with the city to protect our neighborhoods. Cub's original plan was to demolish the south end of the mall, where a HomePlace Store had been located and build a 75,000 square foot store. Area residents did some research and found that Har Mar Mall had already exceeded the 25% maximum development cap. The only way that a Cub Foods store would be able to go into Har Mar Mall was to not disturb the current Mall footprint of 28.47%. Cub Foods was forced to use the current space and open a much smaller Cub Foods store of 59,000 square feet. The July 29th Star Tribune article mentions that the former Backyard Bar and Grill will be demolished to make way for a"national full-service family restauranY'. Please be aware that this building and the Firestone building are included in the Har Mar Mall development footprint. Any demolition on the site would force Har Mar Mall to adhere to the 25% maximum development cap. Currently the site exceeds the maximum amount of space that can be developed by 3.4%. In 2000, Bradley Management, sought to use "restrictive non-use easements which include Snelling Avenue and County Road B in their calculations of the Har Mar Mall lot size. Please do not allow the curre_nt manaqement compa� to fudge the numbers to suit their ex�ansion needs! With the Cub Foods store looking imminent, nearby residents sought to make the 24 hour use less invasive. The chain link fence on the buffer area on the east side of the mall was replaced by a 13 foot tall wood fence which alleviates a lot (although not all!) of the parking lot noise. Loading docks and trash areas were enciosed and limits were put on night-time deliveries and parking lot maintenance. A holding pond was built at the southeast corner of the parking lot to handle drainaae. about:blank 7/31/2007