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feet of office space and 20,615 square feet of warehousing space. The site plan complies with the front yard, rear yard, and side yard setbacks established in the Industrial District. The Industrial district restricts lot coverage to 35%; the site plan is proposing to construct a building footprint of 29,450 square feet on three parcels that equal 9.7 acres. Phase I of Sunfish Gateway consists of 50,062 square feet of building footprint; therefore, the development results in a combined building square footage of 79,512 square feet for a total of 18% lot coverage. Phase II will derive access from existing access points that are located on McKinley Street and Sunfish Lake Boulevard. The off-street parking area will have a bituminous surface finished with concrete curbing. The parking stalls are sufficient in numbers and dimensions. The exterior building materials for the building are proposed to consist of rockface concrete block and brick which meets the architectural standards established in the Industrial District. The landscaping plan has been reviewed and is generally acceptable. The facility will be served by City sewer and water services. The City approved phase I of Sunfish Gateway in March 2001. Future development of Sunfish Gateway will be subject to platting the 9.7-acre properties. Future platting must be designed so that the existing phase I and proposed phase II complies with all City Code requirements. The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed site plan on December 4, 2001, and recommended that the City Council approve the site plan for Sunfish Gateway phase II. Motion by Councilmember Hendriksen, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to approve the proposed site plan for Phase II of Sunfish Gateway contingent upon compliance with City staff review letter dated December 18, 2001. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Hendriksen, Kurak, Anderson, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #8: Adopt Resolution Supporting the TH gl0 Interregional Corridor Management Plan City Administrator Norman stated that the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) began a TH gl0 Interregional Corridor Management Plan for TH gl0. The Plan is intended to cover the TH gl 0 from 1-35W on the east side to TH #24 in Clear Lake on the west, and involves participation with MnDOT District 3 and the Metro Division. The purpose of the Plan has been to develop a common vision in management approach in order, to preserve and improve TH gl O's ability to serve as an important statewide connection for Minnesota in the future. MnDOT has utilized the services of Howard R. Green Company to perform the study. The City Council received a presentation by Howard R. Green Company during the Public Works Committee meeting of November 20, 2001. The study showed two separate options for the City of Ramsey for TH # 10. The options included the possibility of an expressway that would eventually be converted to a freeway or a freeway system. The freeway system could have three alignments. The preferred alignment seemed to be the northernmost alignment that is immediately adjacent to the BNSF Rail system. During the November 29, 2001, joint meeting of the Policy Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee of the TH gl0 Interregional Corridor Study, MnDOT officials recommended that each City along the corridor adopt resolutions in support of the process. Subsequently, MnDOT staff met with City staff and framed a resolution in support City Council/December 18, 2001 Page 20 of 27