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City Administrator Ulrich read aloud the vision statement, noting that the statement is less <br /> restrictive than it has been in the past, which provides the opportunity to be responsive to the <br /> current market and provides more flexibility. <br /> Economic Dev. Mgr./Assistant City Administrator Brama highlighted the different subdistricts <br /> within The COR and the differences in opinion on the topic of floor area ratio. He provided <br /> additional details on the different colors used and the potential concepts. He stated that the <br /> Planning Commission recognized that the City needs to remain flexible in the northwest portion <br /> of The COR. <br /> Chair Steffen noted that the plan should remain flexible throughout The COR to be open to <br /> market opportunities. He asked how the document would be used and who it would be shown to. <br /> Economic Dev. Mgr./Assistant City Administrator Brama replied that the document is a roadmap <br /> for the Commissions and staff to make amendments to The COR Master Plan and zoning <br /> districts. He noted that the final formal adoption would occur through those documents. <br /> City Administrator Ulrich stated that this will be a working plan used to review requests that <br /> come forward, as the City is still acting as developer. <br /> Member Riley asked if the EDA still agrees with their comment on the plan or whether they <br /> would like to change that, specifically the green box on page six. He stated that there was a <br /> recent developer that came in and said that structured parking would be a deal killer. He stated <br /> that flexibility was created in the floor area ratio. <br /> Chair Steffen asked how that would play out with the EDA and Planning Commission giving <br /> conflicting opinions. <br /> City Administrator Ulrich stated that the Council would be the deciding body and perhaps the <br /> EDA would like to affirm their statement if that is still the position of this body. <br /> Member Hardin stated that the theme seems to allow for different options and opportunities and <br /> therefore it does not seem to fit with the theme of the document to require a developer to include <br /> structured parking. He asked if the document would read in this manner in its final form, with <br /> the highlighted boxes or whether the form would be changed. <br /> City Administrator Ulrich confirmed that the format would remain the same. <br /> Member Skaff stated that he would like to reaffirm the statement of the EDA. He stated that <br /> shared parking works and if his church was forced to build structured parking they would not <br /> have been able to be located in that space. He stated that it has been a great success between the <br /> church,PACT, and Allina to share parking without the expense of structured parking. <br /> Chair Steffen agreed to confirm that statement. He asked when the comment period would be <br /> ending. <br /> Economic Development Authority/October 12,2017 <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />