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Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 February 28, 1995 - 3.2. ' Consider Minutes of January 24, 1995 Planning Commission Meeting • The following corrections were noted in the 1 /24/95 minutes: -Page 10, "Chair Minton" should be changed to "Commissioner Minton" -Page 11, "Vice Chair Charger" should be changed to `Vice Chair Kreger" -Page 11, Item 6.2. -add Commissioner Dillon -expressed interest in attending... COMMISSIONER SULLIVAN-SLOCUM MOVED TO APPROVE THE 1/24/95 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES. COMMISSIONER DILLON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 4. Plar~ning Commissioner Representative to Attertd 3/20/95 City Council Meetinca '' Chair Kuester will attend the 3/20/05 City Council meeting. 5.6. City'of Elk.>~River Request for Conditiondl Use Permit, Case NNo. CU 95-3 5.7. ' City of Elk'River Request>~for Variance, Public Hearing Case No>~ V 95-2 Staff report by Steve Ach. The City of Elk River is requesting a variance to the parking lot setbacks at the new ice arena site, northwest of the senior high school. The 2-3 foot variance along the north property line is a result of the extension of the existing service road. A second variance is along the eastern edge of the parking area (2-5 ft.). . Jeff Gongoll, Chair of the Ice Arena Task Force, explained that the Task Force has been meeting for the past 8-10 months. Members of the Ice Arena Task Force include Dale Martin, Marly Glines, Larry Farber, John Dietz and Pat Klaers. Staff support also provided by Lori Johnson. He stated that the existing facility is approximately 23 years old and is not able to meet the needs of the community. He added that the Athletic Conference may not permit Elk River home games in the future due to the limited seating. Jeff noted that neighboring communities are willing to make a commitment for leasing ice time to support the new facility. He stated that they have received approval from the School Board to transfer property to the City for the proposed ice arena. Jeff explained the progress on the project to date, regarding selection of an architect and designing the ice arena. He noted the Bank of Elk River, First National Bank and the State Bank of Rogers have agreed to finance the project. He stated that by using this method of financing, they will avoid costs associated with the bonding process. The total cost of the project is $2 million. Chuck Frieberg, RSP Architects, complimented the Task Force for their work on the project. Mr. Frieberg provided an overview of the architectural aspects of the proposed ice arena, highlighting the following: -placement of new building parallel to existing facilities -shared entrance, (point of control) -creating additional 90+ parking stalls -new drop area for teams -sand base; year-round ice -1,200 seating capacity at completion of initial phase ~~ ~~~