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Extract of Draft Minutes from Planning Commission meeting of May 1, 2002: Plannine File 3224: A request by Accessible Space Inc. and VSI Construction for consideration of a revised General Concept Plan for a planned unit development to allow construction of a three-story 22-unit handicapped housing and a three-story 16,000 square foot general office building on the 2-acre site at the southeast corner of Lexington A venue and Roselawn Avenue. Chairman Duncan opened the hearing and requested City Planner Thomas Paschke provide a summary of the project report dated May 1,2002. On April 15, 2002 the City Council determined that the proposed amended General Concept Plan for the Lexington and Roselawn site should receive a second public hearing and requested a Planning Commission recommendation. Thomas Paschke described the two site plans (March 4 and April 15, 2002). Generally the revised (April 15th) plan places the supportive housing slightly further from Roselawn A venue (27 feet); places the office structure approximately 70 feet behind (east of) the Lexington Avenue property line and 50 feet from (south of) the Roselawn Avenue property line; increased the office structure height to three stories; and places the parking lot nearest the street. The email messages received from Lois Forsblad and Debra Brown were submitted to the Planning Commission by Thomas Paschke. Thomas Paschke described the process of review from the City Council. Chair Troy Duncan asked if March office and April housing could be recommended to the Council (Yes). Mike Cronin and Dan Billmark, Accessible Space, reviewed the process, noting the Council concurred with the Planning Commission on uses, but asked the developer to review setbacks and pond locations. As the developers tried to respect normally required setbacks along Lexington, the Council liked the 27-foot Roselawn Avenue setback with modified pond. The developers rearranged the site based on setbacks along Lexington, then created a smaller, but taller office-building footprint with three stories. This conformed to some Council concerns of providing a more suburban site plan. Chair Duncan asked Mr. Cronin which was preferred. Mr. Cronin prefers the April 15 site plan. The housing is further from the street and protects the view of the neighbor to the east. The office is more typical of what is developed along suburban comers (similar to 1950-1960 development). Member Cunningham asked for more information on tenant security with sheltered parking between buildings. Is there more parking security in front or behind the building? Brent Thompson noted that security has not been an issue; the parking lot will be well lighted. Member Olson asked if the "L" shaped building with parking in front would have worked? Mr. Thompson said the issue with the some Council members was the setback