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August 26, 2014 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, AUGUST
26, 2014 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Ledvina called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Boardmember, Leo Burger Present Boardmember, Bill Kempe Present
Boardmember, Jason Lamers Absent Chairperson, Matt Ledvina Present Boardmember, Ananth Shankar Present Staff Present: Michael Martin, Planner 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The board requested to alter the order of the agenda so New Business is ahead of the Design Review. Boardmember Kempe moved to approve the agenda as approved. Seconded by Boardmember
Shankar. Ayes - All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Boardmember Kempe moved to approve the June 24, 2014, CDRB minutes as submitted. Seconded by Boardmember.Shankar.
Ayes – Commissioner’s Burger, Kempe & Shankar Abstention – Chairperson Ledvina The motion passed. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Approval of the 2015-2019 Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP) i. Planner, Michael Martin gave the presentation on the CIP and answered questions of the board. Boardmember Kempe moved to approve the 2015-2019 Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP). Seconded by Boardmember Shankar. Ayes – All
August 26, 2014 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 2 The motion passed. 6. DESIGN REVIEW a. Approval of Design Plans for a Proposed Retail Building at 3094 White
Bear Avenue i. Planner, Michael Martin gave the presentation and answered questions of the board. Boardmember Shankar moved to approve the plans date-stamped July 8, 2014, for the
proposed building site and landscaping plans for 3094 White Bear Avenue. Approval is subject to the following conditions: (additions to the conditions are in bold and underlined).
1. Approval of design plans is good for two years. If the applicant has not begun construction within two years, this design review shall be repeated. Staff may approve minor changes
to these plans. 2. The applicant shall comply with the conditions noted in the engineering report by Jon Jarosch dated July 11, 2014. 3. The applicant shall comply with the conditions
noted in the environmental report by Shann Finwall dated June 18, 2014. 4. Submit to staff a copy of the executed cross access easement agreement between the applicant and owner
of the property to the north of the site. 5. The plans shall be revised to include the following for staff approval: a. Driveway setback five feet from the side and rear property
lines. b. Drive aisle is at least 24 feet wide. c. Inclusion of the required handicap-accessible parking spaces. d. Elevations and plans for the trash enclosure. e. Revised
north elevation adding additional architectural elements. f. Revised landscaping plan which meets the city’s tree replacement requirements. g. Plans for meeting the screening requirement
along the east property line. h. Use EIFS control joints to create alternating horizontal and vertical patterns and wrap metal blue feature on south and west elevations to cover
window on the north elevation. 6. The applicant shall provide an irrevocable letter of credit or cash escrow in the amount of 150 percent of the cost of installing the landscaping,
before getting a building permit. Seconded by Chairperson Ledvina. Ayes – All The motion passed.
August 26, 2014 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 3 Mr. Joel Cooper, representing the applicant, Thomas English, showed up late for the meeting after the motion was
made and seconded. The chair discussed the comments made from the board. 7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None 8. BOARD PRESENTATIONS Boardmember Kempe asked if the board would
be able to add another boardmember or an alternate since the board has been short members and have been without a quorum at times. He stated his concern is that it isn’t fair for
the applicants to come to a CDRB meeting and the board is short members and there is no quorum to vote on an item. Board member Kempe made a motion for staff to ask the City Manager
and City Attorney about adding an additional boardmember or alternative to serve on the CDRB. Seconded by Chairperson Ledvina. Ayes – All The motion passed. Staff will bring
additional information back to the board regarding adding an alternate member. 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS None. 10. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by Chairperson Ledvina
at 7:04 p.m.