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at this point, those would go forward as not being part of or within the scope of the final development plan. Davidson called for the applicant's presentation. Ken Thompson, one of the developing partners, 5901 South 58th Street, Suite A, Lincoln, Nebraska 68516, spoke of the quality developments and related landscaping that they had done previously. Paul Trementozzie, OZ Architecture, stated that if there is a restaurant, it will be around 3,000 s.f, not 5,000, so he felt the 25 parking spaces for 75 seats would be sufficient. He reviewed the architecture. They are working on their perimeter landscaping plan. He stated that they meet the parking requirements for the GDG. Davidson called for Council questions. Mayer asked how the property will be managed and would it be subdivided at any point. Thompson stated that Becky Martin, Village Realty, will manage it. She manages several shopping centers within the Metro Denver area and Colorado Springs. Mayer felt the Planning Commission should have it better explained as to what will go on with the subdividing of the pads. He stated that Council would prefer land dedication, rather than cash-in-lieu of and the land should go along McCaslin Boulevard. He felt the landscaping along McCaslin is completely inadequate. He asked about the signage. He felt the plan was a bit premature, as he thought what Council would finally see would not be like this preliminary Subdivision Plat and PUD. Trementozzie stated that they would do back-lit channel letters for their sign. Thompson stated that the direction they had received from staff was that there was no reason to do the land dedication on this property as it does not tie into any trails, nor is any park around to tie it into. Howard was concerned about the traffic flow, as the flow plan for the water appeared to go underneath the entrance and onto McCaslin. Trementozzie stated that a full drainage report had been submitted. Howard stated that reversing the flow of traffic would correct the car lights hitting on McCaslin. He felt the generated view corridor offered an opportunity to illuminate McCaslin off-site through the corridor. It needed to be addressed through adequate berming and moving the foliage around. He was concerned about the parking for the 5,000 s.f restaurant site. Also, how close the entrance and exit was on the site. He asked the applicant to work with staff to see the effects on traffic flow. He suggested that some of the trees in the parking area be coniferous trees. 6