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<br />Planning Commission Minutes <br />January 10, 1996 <br /> <br />Nayes: <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: <br /> <br />(a) Planninl: File 2802: Moved to consent agenda. <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />Planning File 2803: Comprehensive Plan amendment for the potential <br />redevelopment of the Tower Place Business Park area, located in the area south of <br />County Road C, west of Fairview Avenue, north of County Road B and east of <br />Cleveland Avenue. <br /> <br />Chairperson Wietecki introduced the item and briefly described the history of the study <br />by the Planning Commission and the Tower Place Subcommittee. Chairman Wietecki <br />introduced Community Development Director Dennis Welsch to give a more detailed <br />presentation on the matter. <br /> <br />Welsch stated that the focus ofthis hearing is on obtaining public input concerning the <br />findings of the Planning Commission and Subcommittee. Welsch described the area and <br />summarized the process which the Subcommittee used to arrive at its current <br />recommendation to the Planning Commission, including a study of issues, strength, and <br />problems with the area, identification of alternative solutions, ranking of alternatives, and <br />preparation of a summary report and recommendations to the Planning Commission. <br />Welsch stated that the Subcommittee that was formed had five meetings and focused on <br />an area as a whole, not on individual properties. The Committee identified the following <br />strengths in the area: <br /> <br />1) Proximity to metro area, interstates, and regional center, upscale technology. <br />2) Quality work force with a variety of housing nearby. <br />3) Transit in area, soon an east-west trail in area. <br />4) Current lease/rent cost is competitive. <br />5) Good site for small businesses and contractors. <br />6) Incubator for new businesses. <br />7) Good, reliable supplies of electricity, water, telephone/mobile phone. <br />8) Safety and proximity to fire station. <br />9) Rail access and trucking industry support. <br />10) Visibility. <br />11) Good public services from County and City. <br />12) Access to noon luncheon areas. <br /> <br />Welsch said that the Committee identified problems in five areas including: land use, <br />transportation and circulation, infra-structure and capital improvements, environmental <br />issues, and Tower Place preservation. The general goals recommended by the <br />Subcommittee in each of the problem areas include: <br /> <br />1) Land use: Create positive land use relationships, create new investment <br /> <br />2 <br />