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e lar i o cil e~ on aye cto er f 7 age 1Q Interim Community Development Director Mike Darrow requested discussion and direction regarding Twin Lakes and the Design Principles created in 2002 to guide master developments, as presented in the staff report. Mr. Darrow reviewed recent Planning Commission requests for direction to work with staff to review and evaluate design principles that the Planning Commission determined to be valuable to the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area, with Council direction on a list of priority items to address/consider in developing such design standards, including creation of development standards that support the Twin Lakes Master Plan; and periodic review by the City Council for additional direc- tion during their study for potential policy changes. Mr. Darrow noted that this was not related to specific land use decisions, but overarching design guidelines since the 2002 preparation of the document, and subsequent recommendations to the City Council, anticipating that afollow-up document would be prepared for review by the City Council at their November Study Session. Discussion included original formulation of the grant-funded document and pub- lic process followed; additional opportunities to engage public input at the Plan- ning Commission and City Council level as the document was reviewed; purpose of the guidelines and its implications on future development and/or redevelop- ment in the area; standards referenced in code related to B-6 design standards, but not formally adopted into code; potential of pursuing a broader citizen process through a study group or committee, in addition to the Planning Commission; and future presentation by the original consultant provide input; and proposal for the document to remain as a guideline or principles, rather than codified. By consensus, the Council directed the Planning Commission to work with the city's Community Development Department staff to review and evaluate design principles that the Planning Commission determines to be valuable to the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area. e. Resolution -Consider Adoption of a Resolution Adopting the Twin Lakes Business Park Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) Update Economic Development Associate Jamie Radel; Phil Carlson of DSU, and Interim Community Development Director Mike Darrow was present for this presenta- tion. Ms. Radel provided a brief presentation, outlining the historical context of the AUAR process from August of 2001 to-date; requesting that the City Council, by resolution, adopt the Twin Lakes Business Park Alternative Urban Areawide Re- view (AUAR) Update. Discussion included the revisions made to the document and inclusion of com- ments and responses as part of the final document; MN Statute process on the AUAR process for new and updated AUAR's and responsibility of the RGU. Councilmember Ihlan repeatedly raised concerns that the City Council, upon ap- proval, would make any future projects immune from additional environmental