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City Council Meeting Minutes September 19, 2017 Page 6 of 14 Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated there is a lot to like about this proposal, but would like to see a few things to dress up the building. Council made a significant concession to rezone this to industrial and expected a higher level of design on this building. He would like to see more articulation, materials, and color which would be helpful to the proposal Would like to give staff the discretion to incorporate some of these changes and approve the proposal. Mayor Muckle stated he thinks the proposal meets the requirements of the ordinance, particularly the landscaping enhancements He asked about the lighting issue. Vasbinder stated all lights will be LEDs and all will be cutoff fixtures to minimize bleed off to neighbors As to noise, the operation that creates noise is inside the building including all loading and unloading, only sound should be traffic coming and going Councilmember Stolzmann stated she agrees with Mayor Pro Tem Lipton She asked staff if we will be able to provide the applicant with an approved sign design by March 1, 2018 Ritchie stated staff thinks this is possible if Council approves the design in the wayfinding plan in October Director Zuccaro stated if no design is approved in October the developer will provide a cash payment Councilmember Stolzmann stated she would prefer we simply require the developer to provide the sign without the caveat, we should not tie this to the rest of the process Councilmember Stolzmann stated her concern that in the past we have taken payments for projects and later this payment doesn't cover the cost of the project when it is finally installed Vasbinder noted in the PUD package there is a sign, designed by the City, and there is a cost associated with it. They will build the sign that is in the package if Council agrees to that Mayor Muckle supports Councilmember Stolzmann's suggestion Councilmember Loo supports the sign process as well. Regarding the landscaping she is concerned about the surrounding property that the City owns and stated the City should put in more landscaping. She supports the entrances as designed. She agreed with staff to have more interest on the north facade She agrees with Mayor Pro Tem Lipton to move forward with approval and allow changes to be determined by staff. Councilmember Maloney supports the project but also appreciates the concern that the north side is basically a flat facade He supports Mayor Pro Tem Lipton's suggestion of more articulation there be a condition on the approval He would like the condition stated clearly. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked for more diverse materials on the north side and/or color, and possibly some articulation He stated he doesn't want to cause any functional issues for the building, just have more interesting architecture