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Counoihneml¢cr Kurak questioned if big box is allowed in TC-2. <br /> <br />Assistant (Tommu~ity Dcvcloplnertt Director Trudgeon replied anything over 35,000 square feet <br />is alh)wcd as a eo~ditional use per,,fit, and there is no cap on how big that could be. <br /> <br />Councilmcmbcr 1< ural¢ questioned if"discourage" is strong enough. <br /> <br />City Administralor Norman replied there are examples around the country where zoning <br />language changes do not work. Dr~'velopments such as Wal-mart have found ways around that <br />process. Thc intern is to direct staff t~ work with the developer, as they have a lot of tools they <br />call usc. <br /> <br />CouncJ lmcmbe~' (look questioned i~' thc term "prohibit" could be used. <br /> <br />City Attorney (3oodrich advised tht; City cannot stop competition and there is a concern with the <br />legal aspects ot'lhat. <br /> <br />Councihncmbcr Kin'ak ques;tioucd thc t'ationale regarding the zoning. <br /> <br />Assistant (~ommtmity 1)evelopme~t Director Trudgeon replied there may be other ways the <br />con]panics could go around the restrictions, such as building two separate buildings, one for <br />grocery and eno fi,' retail. <br /> <br />Councihncml~cr K ~n'ak questioned t~ow the term "discourage" would work with that scenario. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied all the land is not for sale yet. The developer would need to <br />work with thc Cily, and il' staff is given direction by the Council the developer would be <br />inlbrmcd o f what would not be allowed in the project. <br /> <br />Councilmcmbcr St~'onlmen askcd it' thc concern extends beyond big box grocery. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied it was always imagined there would be large box in Town <br />Cenlcr. The concern is the grocery, which is the main anchor of the Town Center project. <br /> <br />Councilmcmbc~' Strommen noted 9age 344 in several of the action steps "see and secure <br />Funding" should be corrected to "seek and secure funding". She noted page 345 states "The City <br />will identity/and implement corridor improvements in the segment north of Alpine Drive." She <br />suggested this be amcn¢lcd to ~'eflecl partnership with the city ofgmoka and Anoka County. <br /> <br />Councihncmbc~' Kttrak asked if' thi~, language will alleviate the concern of disclosure regarding <br />what may happen v...'ith tile intcrchan~;c. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich replied this could serve as the City's official action regarding this <br />subject. <br /> <br />City Council/May 25, 2004 <br />Page 25 of 27 <br /> <br /> <br />