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City Council Minutes June 21, 1982 Page Four square foot and a 44,000 square foot shopping center on the downtown - Mr. Schowalter indicated that the City Council should analyze statistically the proposed square footage available to the community for commercial retail space and further indicated that there should be a balanced growth between the down- town community and a shopping center on the outer edge of the downtown area; 114, the timing is right to promote some development in the City of Elk River - Mr. Schowalter indicated that the proposed size is the issue. and further indicated that the proposed size is very agressive and optimistic and that the proposal does exceed the projected growth. Mr. Dan Anderson indicated that he agreed with Mr. Conrad Johnson regarding the opposition to industrial revenue bonds and that if the developer is interested in developing a shopping center, he should be able to build whatever size he can develop, but if the City chooses to issue industrial revenue bonds, the City must have control. Ms. Laura Manske indicated that the lease terms and the major tennants. of the project and whether they had plained that they have been working Barthel development group has identified the Mr. Gary Santwire questioned the exact cost exact lease arrangements. Mr. Hutchinson ex- with estimates on costs and lease arrangements. Mr. Rob VanValkenburg submitted a fact sheet to the City Council expressing his concern and how his concerns relate to the Sunshine Depot and the proposed Barthel PUD. Mr. VanValkenburg indicated that he did not feel the downtown people have had an opportunity to work with and improve their downtown redevelopment project. Ms. Estelle Gunkel, Planning Commission member, questioned the schedule of de- velopmemt for the Planned Unit Development. Mr. Marlin Hutchinson indicated that their prime concern is to get the shopping center going and the rest of the planned unit development would then follow. Mr. Nick Olsen, representative of the East Side Concerned Citizens, expressed their approval of the design of the Planned Unit Development and further indicated that the East Side Concerned Citizens were not concerned with the size of the shopping cneter. Mr. Nick Olsen indicated that the East Side Citizens were concerned about the streets and traffie into the Planned Unit Development. Ms. Laura Manske of the Barthel development group, indicated that with respect to the City's planner, it was the unanimous consensus that the Barthel Planned Unit Developmnet site is the site for the shopping center for the City of Elk River. Mr. Gary Santwire indicated that the proposed site does not have any improvements and that there is a question of adequate water supply and further indicated that improvements are in across the street in the Barrington Place Planned Unit Develop- ment, and further indicated that the Barrington Place Planned Unit Development was not the wrong site. Mr. Carl Brownfield of the Elk River Cinema indicated that he believed in free enterprise and that all should have to pay the market rates.