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Chair Bakeman reviewed the Public Hearing process for members of the audience; with the majority, if not continued, scheduled to be heard at specific City Council meetings in March. 3 b. PLANNING FILE 08-001 4 Continued request by McGough Construction, in cooperation with property owner Pik 5 Terminal, Inc., for approval of a REZONING and GENERAL CONCEPT PLANNED UNIT 6 DEVELOPMENT at 2680 Prior Avenue (Pik Terminal) for the purpose of redeveloping into z professional office, laboratory, and parking structures s Chair Bakeman reconvened the Public Hearing for Planning File 08-001. 9 City Planner Thomas Paschke noted that, since the February Planning Commission meeting, the 1 c~ Community Development and Public Works Departments had presented the draft Twin Lakes 11 AUAR Infrastructure Allocation Study and Twin Lakes Public Financial Participation Framework to 12 the City Council, with approval of both documents at the March 3, 2008 meeting. 13 Mr. Paschke further noted that the City's traffic consultant, SRF, had completed the traffic study 14 specific to the McGough proposal and provided staff and McGough with recommended ~ 5 modifications based on the Twin lakes AUAR. 16 Mr. Paschke advised that staff had met with representatives of AmWest Development and CSM 17 to discuss their interest in redevelopment specific parcels with the Twin Lakes redevelopment 1 £~ area; and although no formal submittals had been provided, it was assumed that two (2) 19 proposals would be forthcoming within the next few months. 20 Mr. Paschke noted that the Twin Lakes Operations Team continued to meet regularly to discuss 21 critical issues to shape and guide development in the area. Mr. Paschke advised that McGough 22 Development had provided revised plans to address their interest in creating pedestrian 23 connections to the park and other public amenities within their redevelopment. 24 Discussion included whether the Planning Commission would see the plan again before final development, with staff advising that it was not probable unless a land division was indicated Lci right-of-way and/or utility easement dedications and lots divisions to accommodate various 27 structures;. consensus of commissioners on the importance of public access to the lake through 28 the corporate campus; continued refinements by the developer as they meet with the City's Parks 29 and Recreation Department and the City's advisory Parks & Recreation Commission on various .io issues. 31 Mr. Paschke noted several items included in the updated staff report related to the developer's 32 work with the Parks and Recreation Commission and Department to provide public access to the 33 park and lake through a pathway. 34 Further discussion included location of a pathway based on grades, location of existing trees, and 35 other amenities being considered by the Parks and Recreation Commission and their ultimate 36 recommendation to the City Council for those amenities; improvements in environmental 37 contamination issues and remediation efforts and standards; lack of specificity and unknowns at 3t3 this time on property contaminants and conditions until the applicant completes Phase I and 39 Phase II environmental studies; grant cycles for environmental clean-up funding and procedural 40 requirements of such applications; and differentiation and preferences of a professional office 41 campus rather than a corporate campus as an alternative scenario. 42 Mr. Paschke noted the need to retain flexibility in the concepts should a corporate user not be 43 found, and other office uses that may meet market demands, and require building square 44 footage, footprint and height adjustments accordingly, while remaining within Twin Lakes urban 45 design guidelines and with similar impacts. 46 Further discussion included differences in trail and sidewalk locations and construction materials 4 r (i.e., bituminous versus concrete) and types of users for each or both. °• City Engineer Deb Bloom addressed the City's Pathway Master Plan developed in the 1990's based on accommodating pedestrians, and the changes in types of uses in current practice, 5C creating a need for multi-mod transportations and regional connections. Ms. Bloom advised that