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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 9,2014 Page 29 Councilmember Willmus opined that this provided the City Council an opportuni- ty to weigh in as proposals come up versus administrative issuing of a permit, which he found attractive. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Paschke advised that the Country Inn had ramps to get into the building and elevators, so he presumed it was ADA compliant; however, through the building permit process, a certain percentage of upgrades would be needed to make the rooms compliant per those building code, but he was unsure about the sprinkler status. Regarding concerns with this use and its location, Mr. Paschke advised that the City Council could create conditions as part of this process versus general condi- tions, which would create a basic process needing approval; but would create spe- cial and distinct conditions to review that use against all districts to make the pro- cess more meaningful for the Planning Commission and City Council. Mayor Roe noted that creation of such conditions may not be feasible tonight,but creating a base set of conditions in the future to apply to all potential uses may be beneficial for future reference. On Table 1005-1 under Civic/Institutional Uses, Councilmember Laliberte ques- tioned the NP status for two CMU Districts that were not related to student hous- ing, and staff's rationale for that recommendation. Mr. Paschke responded that the only CMU District at this time was in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area, and the intent was to reserve that for tax-paying enti- ties, since non-profits would not be paying into TIF or redevelopment funds, which were difficult to come by. Councilmember Laliberte noted previous discussions for secondary schools that are for-profit that could be suitable to relocate in Twin Lakes. Councilmember Laliberte advised that she was not prepared to make changes in Civic/Institution uses while those discussions about CMU in Twin Lakes were still active, and would prefer to stick with student housing only at this time. Mayor Roe confirmed that a distinction had been made, as well as adding office- based uses, similar to the previous Northwestern proposal for re-use of the former Edina Realty building for such a use. On a related note, Mayor Roe questioned why to permit campus use in a Regional Business District as a commercial business versus rezoning to Institutional, at which time a decision could be addressed for non- versus for-profit uses. Mayor Roe suggested delaying changes to Civic and Institutional uses on Table 1005-1.