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05-10-04 PC Agenda AGENDA GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting Golden Valley City Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Road Council Chambers Monday, May 10, 2004 7pm I. Approval of Minutes April 26, 2004 Planning Commission Meeting II. Informal Public Hearing - Preliminary Design Plan - Allianz Life - PUD No. 87 Amendment #1 Applicant: Allianz Life/Life USA Address: 5701 Golden Hills Drive Purpose: To allow for the construction of a 247 stall, temporary parking lot. -- Short Recess -- III. Reports on Meetings of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City Council, Board of Zoning Appeals and other Meetings IV. Other Business Southwest Golden Valley - 2020 and 2035 Concept Plans Presented by MURP Capstone Team Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs V. Adjournment ;;- . . . . Regular Meeting of the Golden Valley Planning Commission April 26,2004 A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall Council Chambers, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota, on Monday April 26, 2004. Chair Pentel called the meeting to order at 7 pm. Those present were Chair Pentel, Commissioners Eck, Keysser, Rasmu Schmidgall and Waldhauser. Also present were Assistant to the City Andre and Administrative Assistant, Lisa Wittman. II. I. Approval of Minutes April 12, 2004 Planning Commission Me~ting MOVED by Rasmussen, seconded by Eck and motio the minutes from April 12, 2004 as submitted. Informal Public Hearing - General Lan Applicant: ap Amendment and Rezoning Address: Purpose: Use Plan Map designation from Density Residential and the Zoning Map from A,~..le Family Residential (M-4) in order to allow opment, Inc. to construct an 80~unit assisted living Andre explaine~j!!~hat ot able to attend this meeting so he. asked her to represent him;"f;; s s be n involved with Sunrise project as the Assistant HRA Director a nd is owned by the HRA. She explainedthat the City Attorney asked t~i! d Use Plan Map amendment and rezoning designation change fa~;~ folio ing the approval of the preliminary PUD plans because the City like to kno .~r~il!!is a general acceptance of the PUD before a zoning map and General Lan se Pia ap change is made. She stated that both the General Land Use Plan Map d' and the Zoning designation are Commercial. She showed a site plan and expla how the lots are going being subdivided by Sunrise Development and the Edina Realty building and stated that staff is recommending that the underling zoning be changed to Multiple Family (M-4) and that the General Land Use Plan Map designation be changed to High Density Residential so it is the most compatible with the use on the site. Pentel referred to the small piece of land between the Sunrise lot and the Edina Realty building and asked if it would be attached to one of the properties. Andre referred to the site map and explained that there is going to be some land exchanged between the HRA, .J Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission April 26, 2004 . Page 2 Sunrise and Infinity {Edina Realty building) and that the piece of property Pentel referred to is going to be used for parking. Pentel asked about having two lots zoned differently within one PUD. Andre. said that is fairly common especially when there are different types of uses in one PUD. Pentel sa.id she is pleased to see the General Land Use Plan Map being changed now because the Planning Commission is going to be doing an inventory of all of the PUDs in the City to make sure the General Land Use Plan Map and zoning desi. match the use on the property. . Waldhauser said she thought placing t noise from the baseball fields at S Schaper Park is an asset and t the whole site. Schmidgall stated that he visited the site and was curious as to to build the parking lot on the back part of the lot and the bUi,l the back part of the lot seems more desirable. Andre said tti'lt accessibility and visibility from Highway 55. Pentel added tha proposing to build their building is a better way to utili s building toward the back of the lot allows for more Rasmussen added that there are garden areas ~\; Andre explained that this was a contaminated sf is located toward the back of the lot so ca ose 0 the road might help buffer the aid that the applicant has said ason they are putting sidewalks around Pentel opened the publi Seeing and hearing .no on General Land Use Plan Map amendment. public hearing. Pentel opened the p one she close or the rezoning designation. Seeing and hearing no ,Pi by Keysser and motion carried unanimously to approve ,tj Use Plan Map designation from Commercial to High Density Lot 1, Block 1 of Sunrise of Golden Valley, PUD No. 97 in order to opment, Inc. to construct an aD-unit assisted living facility. , seconded by Keysser and motion carried unanimously to approve changing oning Map designation from Commercial to Multiple Family Residential (M-4) for Lot 1, Block 1 of Sunrise of Golden Valley, PUD No. 97 in order to allow Sunrise Development, Inc. to construct an 80-unit assisted living facility. . IV. -- Short Recess -- Reports on Meetings of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City Council, Board of Zoning Appeals and other Meetings .. Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission April 26, 2004 . Page 3 Pentel stated that she attended the April 20, 2004 City Council meeting and that Applebee's request for a Conditional Use Permit was discussed. She explaineq that the request was tabled until their May 4, 2004 meeting because there was an agreement that hadn't yet been signed by all the parties involved. V. Other Business Pentel asked that the list of representatives to HRA meetings and Council meetings be updated to add the new Commissioners. VI. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm. . . . Hey Planning 763-593-8095/763-593-8109 (fax) Date: May 4, 2004 To: Planning Commission From: Mark W. Grimes, Director of Planning and Development Subject: Informal Public Hearing on Preliminary Design Plan-Allianz Life, PUD No, 87, Amendment No. 1-Allianz Life, Applicant .. . On April 4, 2000, the City Council approved the General Plan of Devel.opment for Allianz Life, PUD No. 87. This approval allowed for the construction of the 400,000 sq. ft. office building along with a parking ramp for approximately 1454 cars as part of the first phase of development. A second phase of development calls for the construction ota second office building of about 200,000 sq. ft. and the expansion of the parking ramp to almost 2200 spaces and 240 surface spaces. Allianz still anticipates that the construction of the second building will occur by 2008 or the time frame stated when the PUD was approved in 2000. The PUDpermit states that the second phase of the PUD (that includes the 200,000 sq. ft. office building and parking ramp expansion) must come before the City Council for General Plan approval prior to construction. The permit did allow, however, that the area where the expanded parking ramp is to be constructed may be used for temporary surface parking prior to the construction of the second phase. When Allianz constructed the first phase, it was not anticipated that the temporary surface parking would have to be constructed. After the building was open, Allianz decided to go ahead and build this temporary parking lot. There are now 120 parking spaces in the temporary parking lot. This parking lot is asphalt without concrete curb and gutter. The curb and gutter was not required because it is considered a temporary parking area. Allianz has now determined that an additional 247 parking spaces are needed for the existing 400,000 sq. ft. office building. This additional parking is needed because Allianz has brought about 200 employees into this building from other office facilities that they have closed in recent months. With these additional employees, Allianz would, like to have a total of 1820 . spaces on site (1454 in ramp and 368 on surface). Currently, this area is an undeveloped grass area. . . The total number of employees that is anticipated for the Allianz development after the second phase is completed will be about 2400. This is the number that was established at the time the PUD was approved in 2000. At this time, there are more employees in the phase one building than originally anticipated. However, some of these employees will move over to the second phase office building so that the final number of employees at Allianz when both phases are complete will be 2400. The final number of parking space on the site when the phase two ramp expansion and surface parking is complete is about 2500 spaces. The: City has done a great deal of traffic analysis on this area and it was done using the final build-out of 600,000 sq. ft. (both the phase one and phase two office buildings). Therefore, the added employees at the Allianz phase one building has been taken into account with traffic projections. Traffic in the area during the AM and PM peak hours is working at acceptable levels as was anticipated by the City's traffic studies done prior to the construction of the phase one Allianzbuilding. I The City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE, has some concerns regarding drainage and runoff from the site that he addressed in the attached memo. Also, Deputy Fire Marshal Ed Anderson has some concerns about the layout of the parking lot that will have to be fpllowed as discussed in his attached memo. I .. .. I Although Allianz states that they will begin construction of their phase two building by no later than 2008, the City staff believes that the parking lots should have concrete curb and gutter if they are there for longer than three years. Therefore, the staff will recommend that Allianz submit a financial guaranty to the City stating that if the phase two construction is not started within three years after the approval of this PUD amendment by the City Council, Allianz will be required to place concrete curb and gutter around the two temporary parking facilities. The plans for the placing of the curb and gutter should be approved by the City Engineer. This new temporary 247 space parking lot will be over two acres in size. Normally, any added hard surface would require additional ponding to take care of water quality and rate runoff concerns. However, the runoff from the Allianz development is handled by the regional pond to the west next to the Holiday Inn Express. This pond was constructed by the City as part of the Golden Hills Redevelopment. , Allianz has submitted a detailed application packet that is attached that goes into detail regarding the temporary parking request. Overall, the staff does not have an issue with the proposed amendment. It is important to ensure that there is adequate on-site parking for employees. The area where the temporary parking is proposed will be the site of the phase two office building. When the phase two office building starts, Allianz will have to also begin construction of the parking ramp expansion and the permanent parking proposed to be constructed along the west and south sides of the site. Recommended Action . In 2000, the City Council approved PUD No. 87 that allows for the Allianz Life campus. This proposed amendment to the PUD allows for interim surface parking to be constructed to provide parking for additional employees that have moved into the phase one office building 2 . . . since it was opened in 2001. With the phase two office building planned for construction no later than 2008, the total number of employees in both office building will be 2400 or the same amount proposed as part of the original PUD approved in 2000. The following conditions of approval are recommended: , 1. The site plans submitted as part of the Application for PUD Amendment by Allianz Life, dated April 19, 2004 and prepared by Loukes Associates, shall become a part of this approval. 2. If the second phase office building is not started within three years of the final approval of the PUD amendment for this temporary parking area, aU temporary parking areas shall have concrete curb and gutter placed around the perimeter in a manner approved by the City Engineer. Allianz shall submit a financipl guaranty acceptable to the City Attorney in an amount determined by the City Engineer to ensure that the curb and gutter construction will be completed in a timely manner. 3. The recommendations in the memo from Deputy Fire Marshall Ed Anderson and dated April 29, 2004 shall become a part of these conditions of approval. 4. The recommendations in the memo from City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE, and dated May 6, 2004, shall become a part of these conditions of approval. Attachments PUD Permit dated April 4, 2000 Memo from Ed Anderson, Deputy Fire Marshal dated April 29, 2004 Memo from City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE dated May 6, 2004 Application Packet submitted by Allianz dated April 19, 2004 Site Plans 3 . Project Name: Location: Allianz Life USA Addition P.U.D; No. 87 City Council Approval: April 4. 2000 City of Golden'Valley, Minnesota Use' Permit for Planned Unit Development Allianz Life USA AdditionP.U.D. No. 87 i , That area bounded by Xenia Avenue on thJ East, 1-394 on the South, the Soo Line Railroad on the West and Golden Hills Drive on the North (new address is 5701 Golden HiII~ Drive) Legal Description: That part of Government Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6, Section 4, 1"ownship 117, Range 21, Hennepin County, Minnesota lying southeasterly of the easterly right of way line of the Soo Line Railroad, and lying northerly of a line 33.00 feet southerly of and parallel with the East-West Quarter line of said Section.4 and lying westerly and southerly of a iine described as commencing at the East Quarter Corner of saidl Section 4; thence South 87 degrees 36 minutes 43 seconds West, assur;ned bearing, along said Quarter line of Section 4, a distance of 620.69 f~et; thence South 2 degrees 23 minutes 17 seconds East a distance of 33.00 feet to said line lying 33.00 feet southerly of and parallel with the East-West Quarter line of Section 4 and the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence North 2 degrees 23 minutes 17 seconds West a distance of 33.00 feet; thence North 10 degrees 11 minutes 41 seconds West a distance of 197.95 feet; thence North 21 degrees 57 minutes 51 seconds West a distance of 95.97 feet; thence northerly a distance of 285.33 feet, along a tangential curve concave to the east having a radius of 862.43 feet and a central angle of 18 degrees 57 minutes 21 seconds; thence North 3 degrees 00 minutes 30 seconds West, tangent to said curve, a distance of 17.84 feet; thence westerly a distance of 46.82 feet, along a tangential curve concave to the southwest having a radius of 30.00 feet and a central angle of 89 degrees 24 minutes 51 seconds; thence South 87 degrees 34 minutes 39 seconds West, tangent to last described curve, a distance of 274.22 feet; thence North 86 degrees 35 minutes 21 seconds West a distance of 98.39 feet; thence South 87 degrees 34 minutes 39 seconds West a distance of 244.14 feet to said easterly right of way line of the Soo Line Railroad and said line there terminating. EXCEPT that part of Government Lot 3, Section 4, Township 117, Range 21, described as beginning at a point on the South line of said Lot 3 distant 55.00 feet West from the Southeast corner thereof; thence North and parallel to the East line of said Government Lot 3 to an intersection with a line extending from a point on the East line of said Government Lot 3, distant 391.57 feet North from the Southeast corner thereof to a point on the South line of said Government Lot 3, distant 179.53 feet West from the Southeast corner thereof; thence Southwesterly along said last described line to the South line of said Government Lot 3; thence East along said .south line . . Allianz Life USA Addition P.U.D. No. 87 Page 2 . 124.53 feet to the point of beginning, according to the Government Survey thereof. Together with. that part of the following described property: Government Lot 3, Section 4, Township 117, Range 21, described as beginning at a point on the South line of said Lot 3 distant 55.00 feet West from the Southeast corner thereof; thence North and parallel to the East line of said Government Lot 3 to an intersection with a line extending from a point on the East line of said Government Lot 3, distant 391.57 feet North from the Southeast corner thereof to a point on the South line of said Government Lot 3, distant 179.53 feet West from the Southeast corner thereof; thence Southwesterly along said last described line to the South line of said Government Lot 3; thence East along said South line 124.53 feet to the point of beginning, according to the Government Survey thereof. Applicant: Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America ("Allianz Life") Address: 1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis MN 55403 . Owner: Allianz Life Address: 1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis MN 55403 Zoning District: Commercial Permitted Uses: Phase One - A 10 story, 400,000 sq.ft. office building with a 5- story/7 level parking ramp containing1 ,426 spaces. (A 200,000 sq.ft., 5-6 story addition, along with additional ramping and surface parking is planned for this site as indicated on the attached site plan. However, this addition and parking ramp addition must obtain a separate approval of a General Plan of Development at the time construction is to occur. It is anticipated this construction could occur by 2008.) Permitted uses include other support services, such as cafeterias or snack bars, copying and collating services, mail services or day care, with no outside advertising or signage allowed for such support services. Components: A. land Use . 1. The General Plan of Development P.U.D. plans, prepared for Phase One of the Allianz Life corporate campus, shall become a part of this permit. These plans were prepared by Architectural Alliance and dated February 11, 2000. Thes~ plans . . . Allianz Life USA Addition P.U.D. No. 87 Page 3 include a site plan, building elevations, floor plans, landscape plan, and tree preservation plan. 2. The Breck Ice Arena shall be a permitted use on this site no later than June 1, 2001. At that time, the ice arena shall be demolished. Access to the ice arena shall be over a temporary access easement from Golden Hills Drive. 3. The Palm Beach building and use on Xenia Avenue shall be permitted no later than September 1 , 2000. At that time, the building shall be demo,lished. B. Construction 1. Except as specifically provided in the terms of the General Plan approval, all on-site improvements must meet the Building Code, Fire Code, Me.chanical Code, Plumbing Code, City sign standards for the Commercial Zoning District, and miscellaneous other City Development requirements that wbuld apply for a similar project outside a P.U.D. 2. Waste and recycling facilities shall be located entirely within the main building or in the loading dock area. I C. Grading, Utilities, Access and Other Engineering Issues 1. The memo from City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE, to Director of Planning and Development Mark Grimes, dated March 28, 2000, and the recommendations contained therein, shall become a part of this permit. 2. Access to the Breck Ice Arena shall be provided over an easement from Golden Hills Drive. This easement may be vacated after Breck abandons the ice arena. 3. The construction of the Allianz Life development is subject to a Tree Preservation Plan and a Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Plan. City staff, priorto the issuance of building permits, must approve these plans. 4. Allianz Life will construct and maintain a bus shelter on the property or in the right- of-way along Xenia Avenue as required by the City and Metro Transit. 5. When it is determined by the City or the State of Minnesota that the construction of a High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) ramp access lane to westbound 1-394 is feasible and practicable, Allianz Life agrees to dedicate the necessary property needed for its construction. 6. The attached Traffic Management Plan is a part of this PUD Permit. In addition, Allianz Life is subject to all requirements found in Section 11.56 (1-394 Zoning District Ordinance) which provides in part as follows: For all parcels located within Zone A each time (a) the traffic generated for one hour during the p.m. peak hour three days out of five consecutive business days exceeds Level of Service E at more than half of the intersections within the Xenia/Park Place interchange (effective after the interchange is substantially completed and operational), or (b) once the reserve capacity allocated to the city for this interchange has been used, whichever is Aliianz Life USA Addition P.U.D. No. 87 Page 4 . first, the owner shall implement an original or revised traffic management plan. The traffic management plan initially shall be prepared when the traffic generated for one hour during the p.m. peak hour three days out of five consecutive business days reaches Level of Service E at more than half of the intersections ofthe Xenia/Park Place interchange (effective after the interchange is substantially completed and operational). It shall be designed to reduce the traffic generated by or from the parcel by a percentage which, in conjunction with the other parcels in the zone, will accommodate Level of Service E at the p.m. peak hour (or keep it within the city's allocable portion of the reserve capacity, if that applies), given the p.m. peak hour trips assumed to be generated by the parcel based on the table attached to the ordinance as Exhibit 1. The owner shall submit the traffic management plan to the Joint Task Force, which shall review and approve all traffic management plans before they may be implemented. . Each development containing more than .6 square feet of gross floor area per each square foot of land area within a lot or parcel within one of the three zones shall monitor the traffic generated by it, the locations and times to be determined by the Joint Task Force, and it shall supply such traffic volume figures to the Joint Task Force. Each planning department will publish those figures yearly. The Joint Task Force shall determine the acceptable methods of measuring traffic volumes, the acceptability of persons.or firms undertaking it and all other reasonable requirements in connection therewith. Each developer or owner of a parcel who leases part of the parcel, or part of a building thereon, to one or more tenants shall include the following in each lease: . The Cities of Golden Valley and S1. Louis Park have established an 1-394 Traffic Zoning Ordinance. It will require traffic management plans for traffic generated by this and certain adjacent developments when certain conditions occur. Under such conditions it will restrict ,traffic generated by these developments. The plan is intended to promote improved traffic circulation and reduce pollution and congestion, particularly during peak times, for all users of city streets. The traffic management plans prepared by the owners may require the use of rideshare incentive programs, public transit incentives, bicycle and pedestrian incentive measures, variable work hours or flex-time programs under which employees are required to stagger their work hours,measures to reduce reliance on single occupying vehicles, shared parking and the like. A copy of the complete ordinance may be . . . Allianz Life USA Addition P.U.D. No. 87 obtained by calling the city offices of Golden Valley or St. Louis Park. Page 5 7. Allianz Life has agreed to implemen,t the Traffic Management Plan prior to any requirement of the 1-394 Zoning District Ordinance (Section 11.56 of the Zoning Code). Because Allianz Ufe will implement the Traffic Management Plan voluntarily, before it is imposed by Ordinance, Allianz Life will be given credit to the extent they have previously reduced traffic in the AM and PM peak ho~rs when the Ordinance is imposed. I 8. The uses on the site shall meet all applicable City, State and Federal standards. D. Subdivision 1. The final plat shall include "P.U.D. No. 87" in its title. 2. This P.U.D. permit gives approval to two forms of a final plat for this property. The first plat includes two parcels - one for the 400,000 sq.ft. office building and parking ramp and a lot for the existing Breck Ice Arena site. The final plat must be approved by the City Council and filed with Hennepin County. Proof ~ffiling of the plat shall take the form of a certified copy of the fully recorded plat, or a receipt from the County specifically noting that the applicant has paid for sutch a copy to be sent to the City when it becomes available. This plat will exist until that time when Breck abandons the ice arena and the Golden Valley Housing and Redevelopment Authority sells the property to Allianz Life. Within 60 days after the sale of the Breck lot to Allianz Life, or its successor, Allianz Life will prepare a second final plat that will consist of three lots - one lot for the 400,000 sq.ft. office building, one lot for the parking ramp and one lot for the Phase Two office building. This second final plat must also be approved by the City Council in order for it to become a public record and recorded with Hennepin County. 3. The final plat(s) shall indicate all easements as required by City Ordinance and the City Engineer. Allianz Life USA Addition P.U.D. No. 87 Page 6 . It is hereby understood and agreed that this P.U.D. Permit is a part of the City Council approval granted on April4, 2000. Any changes to the P.U.D. Permit for the Allianz Life USA Addition P.U.D. No. 87 shall require an amendment. . . Witness: .., ~ - --,;' R.fl . " I/?... f i _'r"-~ .! J:I' : } r I{f!-if / P/I./.CY{! .' , (- " -'" ~-; - ~ - .... I {.) f .' " .' ~ t.../ Title: Date: WI".tness'. ~/')")/"".J'/;J';i i'.. I:"{~{) (-IJ . t f ,~,J_-' v........'l -- ,/'" V-.. L-yt;__ , U \j CITY.OF GOLDEN VALLEY 9rk~ on, Mayor By: Date: V,\ 1\.-;.. f> J,'[ ,4 Witness: r r !Ct'tl/i ffk'.(A_/ '. UJ By: Date: ;1. .'~ f\ .- t, -' I /J _ (.J ; f f t,/'J. oj C"... I ) f# .. ~':f /Lff ftt-f.'"-t/;t.\trJ~ William S. JOlnes,t7ity Manager 'i/l~ hli I . I Warning: This permit does not exempt you from all other City Code provisions, regulations and ordinances. . . . J Public ~H~y ---~~trg:l' Memorandum Fire Department 763-593-8055/763-512-2497 (fax) To: Mark Grimes, Director of Planning & Zoning From: Ed Anderson, Deputy Fire Marshal Subject: Memorandum Request for PUD #87 Amendment #1, Allianz Life , I Date: April 29, 2004 cc: Mark Kuhnly, Chief of Fire & Inspections I . I I The Golden Valley Fire Department has reviewed the preliminary site J1llan for the temporary parking lot located at the Allianz Life building located at 5701 Golden Hills Drive. Listed below are the Golden Valley Fire Department comments: 1. The proposed temporary parking lot area should have a turning radius for all fire apparatus no less than 45 feet inside. 2. The drive lanes indicated on the proposed temporary parking lot should be no less than 24 feet in width. 3. The fire hydrant that is located near the parking ramp adjacent to the proposed temporary parking lot shall be accessible at all times. If there are any questions, feel free to contact me at 763-593-8065. " .) . . . Hey M morandum Public Works 763.593.8030 I 763.593.3988 (fax) Date: May 6, 2004 To: Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development From: Jeff Oliver, PE, City Engineer Subject: PUD 87 Amendment #1 - Allianz Life Public Works staff has reviewed the plans submitted by Allianz Life to amend the Planned Unit Development (PUD) at its site, which is located north of Interstate 394, south of Golden Hills Drive and west of Xenia Avenue. The approved PUD included the construction of two office buildings and a parking structure. To date, the first office building, a portion of the parking structure and a surface parking lot have been constructed. The existing surface parking lot is located in the northwest corner of the site, in the location where the parking ramp will eventually be expanded. The proposed PUD Amendment consists of the construction of an additional temporary surface parking lot immediately west of the existing building in the southwest corner of the property. This temporary parking lot is located where the previously approved second office building will be built in the future. Site Plan The proposed temporary parking lot will access the existing driveway into the southwest corner of the parking ramp. There are no additional street accesses being requested. The proposed temporary parking lot will consist of a bituminous surface with no concrete curb and gutter. In addition, the existing temporary surface parking lot, located in the northwest corner of the site, does not have existing concrete curb and gutter. This situation is acceptable as long as the parking lots are considered temporary. However, should these parking lots become permanent, installation of curb and gutter would be required to be in compliance with City Code. Therefore, if these parking lots are still in existence within three years of the approval of this PUD Amendment, and no building permits have been issued for the parking ramp or office building construction, the applicant will be required to install concrete curb and gutter. In order to insure the installation of the concrete curb and gutter, the applicant must post a security for the estimated construction and indirect cost of installing the curb. This security is estimated at $13,000, and must be posted priorto forwarding the PUD Amendment to the City Council for General Plan approval. The security will be released at the time a building permit is issued for the office building or parking ramp expansion. . ' . Gradina,' Drainaae and Erosion Control This site is within the Sweeney Lake subdistrict of the Bassett Creek Watershed. The PUD Amendment is subject to the review and comment of the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission BCWMC) and must comply with its water quality requirements. The water quality requirements for the Allianz site were incorporated into the Xenia Avenue pond, which was constructed by the City. Therefore, no water quality ponding will be required for this PUD Amendment, or when the office buildings are expanded. The construction of the parking lot will require a City of Golden Valley Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Permit. This permit must be obtained prior to the start of any work on site. This proposed parking lot must also obtain a General Storm Water Discharge Permit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. A copy of the permit application, and a copy of the permit when it is obtained, must be provided to the Public Works Department. Recommendation Public Works staff recommends approval of the preliminary design plan for PUD #87 Amendment - Allianz Life, subject to the comments contained in this review. These conditions are summarized as follows: . 1. The applicant must post a security of $13,000 to insure the installation of concrete curb and gutter on the two temporary parking lots, if building permits are not issued for the parking ramp expansion or second office building within three years of the approval of this PUD Amendment. 2. Subject to the review and comment of the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission. 3. Subject to the comments of other City staff. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions. C: Jeannine Clancy, Director of Public Works Mark Kuhnly, Chief of Fire and Inspections Gary Johnson, Building Official Ed Anderson, Deputy Fire Marshal Ron Nims, Public Works Project Coordinator Eric Eckman, Engineering Technician . . . . Hey Planning 763-593-8095/ 763-593-8109 (fax) Date: May 5, 2004 To: Planning Commission From: Mark W. Grimes, Director of Planning and Development Subject: Presentation by MURP (Master's of Urban and Regional Planning) Capstone Team at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs- SOUTHWEST GOLDEN VALLEY-2020 AND 2035 CONCEPT PLANS Late last year, I was approached by Barbara Lukerman who is a planning professor at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. She asked if the City would be interested in having a group of second year students who are pursuing a master's degree in urban and regional planning prepare a planning study. This project is one of their final classes before they graduate. The study would be prepared as if the City were the client and the students the planning consultant. The City Manager and I thought that this was a great idea so we decided to go with it. The students have now completed the study and will present it to the Planning Commission. The study topic was chosen by City staff and the students. It was determined that doing a long range plan for the 1-394 corridor would be useful to the City. They have provided specific ideas for the downtown area (TH 55 and Winnetka Ave.) and the 1-394 corridor between Rhode Island Ave. and Colorado. They chose to provide two long-range planning concepts for each area-2020 and 2035. I have seen the preliminary presentation on the concept plans and I found it to be excellent and quite thought provoking. The presentation will take about an hour and there will be plenty of time for questions. The presentation will include a power point and boards they have prepared. I want to thank the students.in advance for their work. I am enclosing a short summary of their presentation for your advance review. j 'V' . . . SOUTHWEST GOLDEN VALLEY PROJECT OVERVIEW Golden Valley is a vibrant first-ring suburb of the growing Twin Cities metropolitan area. The residents and businesses of the southwest portion of the city, in particular, benefit from excellent access to the remainder of the metropolitan area. Bounded by State Highway 55, 100, 169, and Interstate 394, the area has successfully attracted and retained residents and businesses. In the next 30 years, however, the area faces potential changes as its population ages and the population in the Twin Cities grows. Master of Urban and Regional Planning students at the University of Minnesota (Capstone Team) selected the southwest portion Golden Valley as the geographical area to study for their final Capstone workshop. With the aid of city staff, the Capstone Team sought to produce year 2035 land use concept plans or alternative futures for the study area. The project contained three major phases: Phase I: Conduct an inventory of current conditions in Golden Valley and Southwest Golden Valley; [Completed March 16,2004] Phase II: Establish guiding principles to use in developing the concept plans and conduct a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) assessment; and [Completed March 16,2004] Phase III: Develop year 2035 concept plans or alternative futures for opportunity sites within Southwest Golden Valley. [Completed May 10, 2004] Phase I and II Reports were presented to Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development and Jeanne Andre, Assistant Director ofthe City of Golden Valley in March 2004. The Phase I inventory and Phase II SWOT assessment phases were used to develop the Phase III concept plans. The Capstone Team is grateful to city staff for providing the information necessary to complete Phases I, II, and III. All opinions expressed in the reports are those ofthe Capstone Team members and do not necessarily reflect the views of any city staff member. J .. . PHASE III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In Phase III of the Southwest Golden Valley Project, the Capstone Team developed concept plans or alternative futures for the opportunity sites identified with the help of city staff. Downtown Golden Valley and the Interstate 394 corridor were selected as opportunity sites and concept plans were created which envision how these areas could be redeveloped by 2035, using 15 and 30-year intervals. In addition, pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular connections within the entire study area were examined and a concept plan for improving connections developed. The guiding principles developed during Phase II served as the foundation for the concept plans and include: identity, livability, sustainability, connectivity, community, and balance. In the Downtown and Interstate 394 sections of this report, the Capstone Team creates a vision for the area, examines current conditions, identifies "hard-use" sites I , summarizes land use changes, examines the impact on circulation and transportation, and describes the reasoning or justification behind the proposed alternative future. In the Connections section ofthe report, the Capstone Team identifies tools for promoting safer pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular transportation, analyzes study area streets using a bicycle compatibility evaluation model, and recommends specific tools for improving safety at key intersections and roadways. Several maps are provided that visually represent the alternative future concept plans. Extensive photograph appendices document hard sites and current conditions, and provide examples of the proposed developments. . Thealternative futures are intended as modular or flexible concepts, which can be implemented in their entirety or used as guidelines for redeveloping specific parcels. The proposed redevelopment. would result in a significant increase in density in both the Downtown and Interstate 394 sites, however, by concentrating growth in specific areas of the city, the residential character of Golden Valley would be preserved. Downtown would benefit from the increased sense of identity and vibrancy created by additional uses, while the 1-394 proposals capitalize on the site's regional accessibility. In addition, the concept plans suggest ways in which Golden Valley can meet the proj ected need for senior housing and thereby allow aging residents to remain in the community while taking advantage of the increased regional demand for housing and commercial space predicted for the region in the next thirty years. . I Hard-use sites are parcels/buildings that are thought to be permanent fixtures (in our 30-year timeframe) for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to, infrastructure requirements, future community needs, or because they contribute to the identity and character of Golden Valley.