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City Council Minutes July 19, 1982 Page Two 5. Barthel Planned Unit Development Review Schedule I Mayor Hinkle indicated that at the July l~th City Council meeting, the Council's motion regarding the Barthel Planned UnitjDevelopment was to refer their pro- posal back to the Planning Commission. Mdyor Hinkle further indicated that at a Council Committee meeting on Wednesday, iJuly 14th, the Council discussed the possibility of altering its actions regar4ing referring the Barthel Planned Unit Development back to the Planning Co~ission for review. Mayor Hinkle then read a memorandum from ~he Mayor to theCouncilmembers, regard- ing the Council's action taken at the July 12th meeting. Mayor Hinkle indicated that through the Council's action of apprqving a 75,000 square foot shopping facility for the Barthel Planned Unit Dev~lopment, the Council has voted to move, not expand, the .Elk River downtown retail iarea. Mayor Hinkle further indicated that this action is in direct opposition to the officially-adopted planning docu- ments. Mayor Hinkle indicated that the C~ty should.promote the opportunity to simultaneously develop both commercial areas asa uniform, compatible whole. Mayor Hinkle further indicated that he fe~t the staging of the development as the Planning Commission recommended with phase one consisting of 55,000 square feet would be a well-planned shopping fac~lity. Mayor Hinkle also indicated that it was his feeling that the review schedu~e should include the Planning Commission. Councilman Duitsman suggested the Barthel ,people provide information regarding the planning of the larger shopping facility. , Mr . Marlin Hutchinson, representative of the ~Barthel Planned Unit Development, tndicated that there is a wide variety of opinions as to what is the proper sizeiof the shopping facility necessary for the City of Elk River and the planned unitt development. Mr. Hutchinson indicated that the Barthel people have presented thIfee different types of shopping facilities ranging from 100,000 sq. ft. to 55,000 sqt+are feet and further indicated that the Barthel people could live with any of thelproposals, but felt the bigger, the better. Mr. Hutchinson indicated tha.t a 55,000 sq ~ ft. strip center could be done very nicely and then with future expansion, a 1l!lall could be included. Mr. Hutchinson further indicated that the proposed 75,000 sq. ft. facility did include a mall. Mayor Hinkle indicated that when the Barthel group visited him, their proposed 51,000 square foot center did contain a mall and that at the July 12th Council meeting, Mr. Barthel indicated that a 55,000 sq. ft. facility could not contain a mall. Laura Mansky indicated that a facility of i5,000 sq. ft. containing a mall would be difficult and that the proposed 75,000 isq. ft. facility with a mall was pro- posed to make the project work out. Councilman Duitsman indicated that the Ben Franklin store would take 13,000 sq. feet of the proposed additional 20,000 sq4are feet and further indicated that the Ben Franklin would not stay where they ar~ and would eventually move somewhere. Mr. Rob VanValkenburg, business owner in ~he downtown area, indicated that the downtown people are becoming organized to ipromote development and improvements in the downtown area. Mr. VanValkenburg tndicated that the downtown people felt