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,? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 6b. Planning File 3183: A request by Bradley Operating Limited Partnership for the vacation of a portion of certain utility and drainage easements on property generally known as 2100 Snelling Avenue (Har Mar Mall). Chair Klausing opened the hearing and requested City Planner, Thomas Paschke, to provide a verbal summary of the staff report dated January 12, 2000. Thomas Paschke explained the location of the easement vacation request in the southeast comer of the Mall property. The proposal includes construction of new utilities within the new easement. Thomas Paschke explained the city policy, noted the staff recommended approval of the request for vacation of utility and drainage easements, located on the southeast side of the former HomePlace facility in Har Mar Mall, 2100 Snelling Avenue, and recommended acceptance of the new replacement utility easement, based on the findings outlined in the staff report of January 12,2000, Section 3.1 - 3.5. The vacation needs to stand on its own merit. Scott Smith, Bradley/Har Mar Manager, and Greg Kopishke, site planner for Har Mar, described the re-routing and function ofthe utilities within the proposed easement. Chair Klausing asked what the minor addition to the flow would be and whether the proposed building would require larger capacity? (no) Member Egli asked if there were engineering changes since March of 1999. (no) (The City Council denied the request in 1999 because it was premature to completion of a moratorium study.) Member Egli asked if the parking capacity was adequate. Staff response was the parking is adequate. Thomas Paschke explained the parking and the lot coverage of the site. Greg Kopishke noted that even at peak periods there is adequate parking. Member Cunningham asked about storm flooding issues in 1996, and whether the new ordinance would have adequate storm ponding in relation to new requirements for berming and screening. Greg Kopishke explained the new storm water proposal, increasing storage two to three times and constricted outflow by 50% during peak flow. Deb Bloom explained the research and planning for ponding and storms was no greater than a ten-year storm. The proposal by the Mall will improve storm water storage. There will be no undue strain or impact on the existing system. Public Comment.