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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, Apri114, 2008 Page 17 and Agreement to redevelop 1201 - 1211, and 1215 Larpenteur Avenue into a Rainbow Foods Grocery Store (PF08-005) Mayor Klausing noted that this item had been continued from the last meeting, al- lowing staff to provide additional and supplemental information. City Planner Thomas Paschke reviewed supplemental or revised information from the previous presentation, including parking requirements for the proposed rede- velopment project; verification of various design elements; and modification of the PUD Agreement to ensure all necessary conditions of approval were in place. Mr. Paschke advised that staff's report dated April 14, 2008 provided a detailed analysis of those modified plans and conditions of approval, all of which met or achieved staff requests, with documents included as part of the PUD agreement approval to achieve that compliance. Mr. Paschke advised that staff recommended approval of the Final Development Plan -Planned Unit Development and Agreement. Councilmember Ihlan addressed various conditions of approval detailed in staff's conditions, seeking clarification whether any had not yet been met. Mr. Paschke advised that, with the exception of the Public Works division and pending resolution of the Gottfried Pit drainage situation, staff was continuing to reach agreement at the earliest date possible, with both the PUD and the project supporting such resolution. Councilmember Ihlan questioned whether any less parking was in the current plan, expressing ongoing concern about the "sea of asphalt" representing the park- ing lot. Mr. Paschke advised that the current development was under-parked according to City Code, with 170 fewer stalls than the current use and configuration. Councilmember Ihlan questioned if the parking lot was any smaller than that pro- posed at the last meeting; and whether there was any landscaping included in the pedestrian walkway in the center of the site. Mr. Paschke advised that the parking lot was no smaller than previously pro- posed; and advised that the interior pathway was raised, but did not include land- scaping. Applicant representative, Dan Farrel, Vice President of Real Estate for Roundy's Mr. Farrel advised that the applicant had made several minor alterations from their previously submitted plan: Eliminated 11 parking stalls to react to public concern, with six removed to facilitate the pedestrian walkway and to avoid inter-