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parking. He would like to know if the parking is appropriate for the size of the building and he <br />would like to see more imaginative landscaping. <br />City Council Liaison LeTourneau stated he would like to know about any economic reasons for <br />having that much parking. <br />City Planner Anderson confirmed the Board's general consensus to explore the question of parking <br />and if there is an ability to shrink it and to offset it with landscaping. <br />Board Member Valentine stated that it would be useful to look at landscaping to provide drainage <br />and a way to handle storm water management. <br />City Council Liaison LeTourneau stated his concern is any storm water that makes it back into the <br />river and he would want to think about it before we asked them to re-engineer. <br />Board Member Valentine stated he was not talking about major re -design of their storm water <br />system but trying to create more pervious and impervious area. <br />City Planner Anderson stated that the Staff Review Letter can be revised and general advisory <br />comments added regarding the parking lot and the storm water plan and stating that the City feels <br />this is an issue worth exploring. He stated that the Board is identifying a best management practice <br />that could be implemented on this site. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill will forward the Board's comments on the aesthetic <br />components of development plans to the Planning Commission. <br />City Council Liaison LeTourneau stated that the Board should be focused on the exterior <br />development plan and that the garage issue does need to be addressed. <br />Board Member Lewis felt that it was important to look at the overall development plan. <br />City Council Liaison LeTourneau stated that the Board is making judgements without an internal <br />concept. <br />Chairperson Stodola stated that the review process is new to the Board. <br />City Council Liaison LeTourneau stated that the feedback from the Board is very valuable. <br />City Planner Anderson stated he is looking for recommendation with regard to the landscape plan. <br />He summarized the Board's wishes to explore with the project developer the quantity of parking <br />on site and if there are opportunities to shrink that and offset it with additional green space and to <br />consider as an advisory comment opportunities within the two largest islands for additional <br />plantings of some sort. He stated that Staff is looking for a recommendation to approve the <br />landscape plan contingent on compliance with the Staff Review Letter and upon exploring the <br />quantity of parking and additional plantings raised by the Board. <br />