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MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
December 22, 1998
6:00 P.M.
City Council Chambers
Maplewood City Hall
1830 East County Road B
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes - December 9, 1998
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Unfinished Business
6. Design Review
a. Ramsey County Family Service Center - Northeast of Ramsey Nursing Home
7. Visitor Presentations
8. Board Presentations
9. Staff Presentations
a. Next CDRB Meeting is January 12.
b. City Council Meeting Reminder: Mary Erickson to attend December 28
Meeting; Need a CDRB Member Volunteer for January 11 Council Meeting.
10. Adjourn
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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
DECEMBER 22, 1998
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Eriekson called the meeting to order at 6 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Marvin Erickson Present
Marie Robinson Present
Ananth Shankar Present
Tim Johnson Absent
Matt Ledvina Absent
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
December 8, 1998
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Boardmember Shankar moved approval of the minutes of December 8, 1998, as submitted.
Boardmember Robinson seconded. Ayeswall
The motion passed.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Boardmember Robinson moved approval of the agenda as submitted.
Boardmember Shankar seconded. Ayesmall
The motion passed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
There was no unfinished business.
DESIGN REVIEW
A. Ramsey County Family Service Center--Northeast of Ramsey Nursing Home
Julio Mangine, director of property management for Ramsey County, said they had reviewed
the staff recommendations and found them to be acceptable. Mr. Mangine introduced Don
Leier, of SMMA architects, and Carol Morphew, the project manager. Mr. Leier, the architect
in charge of the project, said this would be an L-shaped, 20,000-square-foot, one-story
building. He said approximately one-half of the existing nursing home staff parking lot (north of
the home) will be used for the new facility. This will be replaced with parking along VanDyke
Street and a small ancillary lot to the northeast. One row of parking is also being taken from
the Aldrich Arena overflow lot and this area will be restriped.
Mr. Leier said the project essentially will consist of two equal portions--21 living units located
in a wing that faces toward the nursing home and a wing that contains support functions (a
small health clinic, dining area, play space for children, etc.) that will look toward Goodrich Golf
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Course. He said the support services are at the south end of the commons wing and open to
the parking area for deliveries, etc. A play yard for the children is in the back court area and
will be visible from the nursing home. The proposed building and elevations will be brick
veneer masonry on all sides with a metal roof. Mr. Leier said there would be bay windows in
all of the sleeping rooms. The design of the roof has been changed to horizontal instead of
vertical.
According to Mr. Leier, a final brick selection has not been made but colors in the reddish-
brown range are being considered. Mechanical equipment will be on the roof and screened by
a five-foot parapet wall. The only mechanical device on the ground will be a transformer
located near the back support area. The transformer would be adjacent to the dumpster, and
screening would encompass both of them. The details of the screening are not available yet.
Mr. Leier said there would be double doors at the service entrance that would not be serviced
by large semitrailers.
Mr. Leier answered questions from the board members. He said there is a bathroom for each
of the occupied rooms. The ventilation stacks through the roof will probably be combined into
common exhaust vents as part of the ventilation system where fresh air is supplied into every
room that is heated or cooled. These units will be screened behind the parapet. Mr. Leier said
there is a central commercial kitchen and dining room so there will be no food stored in the
room and no meal preparation in them. He also described the color of the brick that will be
used as somewhere in between that used on the park building and the nursing home.
Dick Faricy, principal in charge with the architectural firm SMMA, compared the color of the
precast material that is on the parks building, the three types of brick used on the nursing
home, the barn and powerhouse brick and the proposed color for this building. He said the
brick used on this new building will blend with those used on the nursing home. The building
would have a green roof with beige window trim. Traffic would predominantly enter up Ripley
Street and come in off VanDyke Street. Mr. Leier said there are still some details in regard to
signage, etc. that need to be worked out.
Boardmember Robinson asked about the play area. Mr. Leier said this is proposed to have a
five-foot-high fence with play equipment. The sleeping area will also have a similar fence. He
said there is no television in the individual units. Carol Morphew emphasized that the existing
fence by the nursing home will be maintained, but this ornamental fence will be added. Mr.
Leier said there will be freestanding, decorative lights around the perimeter of the building and
a mounted fixture on the backside. This is a secured building.
Chairperson Erickson asked if there was anyone who had questions or comments. No one in
the audience responded. He closed the item for comment from the public.
Boardmember Robinson moved the Community Design Review Board:
Approval of the plans (stamped November 13, 1998) for the proposed Ramsey County
Family Service Center, based on the findings required by the code. The property owner,
Ramsey County, shall do the following:
1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this
project.
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2. Before getting a building permit, the applicant shall provide the following for staff
approval:
a. A grading, drainage, utility and erosion control plan.
b. A sidewalk/trail plan for the extension and connection to the Gateway Trail.
c. A revised site plan showing the handicap parking next to the front sidewalk.
3. Complete the following before occupying the building:
Construct a trash dumpster enclosure for any outside trash containers. The
enclosures must be 100 percent opaque, match the color of the building and have
a closeable gate that extends to the ground. If the trash container is not visible to
the public it does not have to be screened.
b. Install all required landscaping. An in-ground lawn irrigation system is not required
since there are county maintenance personnel on site to water landscaped areas.
c. Construct the sidewalk/trail extension and connection along White Bear Avenue.
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Screen any roof-top mechanical equipment that would be visible from the Ramsey
Nursing Home. Any other roof-top units that are visible from any other direction
must be painted to match the building.
e. The screening referenced in 3.a. and d. shall be subject to staff approval.
4. If any required work is not done, the city may allow temporary occupancy if:
a. The city determines that the work is not essential to the public health, safety or
welfare.
b. The city receives a cash escrow or an irrevocable letter of credit for the required
work. The amount shall be 200% of the cost of the unfinished work.
c. The city receives an agreement that will allow the city to complete any unfinished
work.
5. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may
approve minor changes.
Boardmember Shankar seconded.
Ayes--all
The motion passed.
A member of the audience asked to comment on the proposal. Chairperson Erickson said that
portion of the meeting had been closed. The gentleman in the audience commented that it was
deplorable not to give a person the opportunity to comment. Chairperson Erickson again said that
he would have been given the opportunity to speak if he was there when the item was being
discussed. At this point, the board had concluded their review and made their motion.
VII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
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VIII.
BOARD PRESENTATIONS
There were no board presentations.
IX. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
A. Secretary Tom Ekstrand spoke about the next CDRB meeting scheduled for January 12, 1999.
B.December 28 City Council Meeting: Mr. Erickson will attend this meeting.
January 11, 1999 City Council Meeting: Mr. Shankar will attend.
X. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m.