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Elk River city Council Meeting December 13, 1993 Page 3 --------------------- e 7. Revise the plan of Outlots 1, 2, and 3 on the north end of the site to accommodate a family restaurant and two auto service tenants. Also removed driveway from Jackson Road to the former Taco Bell site. 8. Consolidate all of the storm drainage ponds into one large pond at the southwest corner of the project. 9. Relocate Wendy's restaurant to the east side of Freeport Avenue to the parcel that was originally an outlot for drainage and utility purposes and place Taco Bell in Wendy's former site. steven Ach stated that as a result of the proposed changes the total square footage of the project has been reduced from 375,000 square feet to 370,000. He further stated that the feasibility study prepared by the City Engineer addresses drainage and traffic issues. City Engineer Terry Maurer addressed the Council. He indicated that a complete feasibility study has not been done at this time. He stated that the complete feasibility study will include all internal improvements, including streets, sanitary sewer and water, and the cost and timing of the improvements. e Terry Maurer indicated that the partial feasibility includes the two major issues of drainage and traffic. Terry Maurer reviewed the drainage plan that was originally proposed and the amended plan as proposed most recently by the developers. The feasibility study indicates that it is possible to hold all of the storm water drainage on site as most recently proposed by the developers. Fencing of the pond was discussed. Terry Maurer recommended that a fence with a. 1 inch opening be used for safety purposes. Terry Maurer reviewed the traffic issues which included all of the major intersections relative to the project as discussed by both the Planning Commission and the City Council. The information reviewed by the City Engineer is included in the "Elk Park Center Feasibility Study" dated December 9, 1993. Bert Dahlberg, President of Kraus-Anderson stated that the project is moving in the right direction and that all of the traffic issues have been addressed in the feasibility study. Mike Schields of AKRW, architect for Elk Park Center, reviewed the amendments that have been proposed pertaining mainly to drainage and traffic. He indicated that the changes address the issues identified in the proposed resolution for denial. He further indicated that most of these issues were previously addressed by Terry Maurer. Mayor Duitsman opened the public hearing at this time. e Jim Tralle, 10825 208th Avenue NW, stated that he has been part of a mediation team consisting of himself, Jim Simpson and Jeff Gongoll. The purpose of the mediators was to look for areas in which compromise could be reached and to identify all major issues and areas of