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City Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018 Page 12 of 19 startling He did not feel as strongly about the step down on alley Minimal changes to this project would make him happy with it. Councilmember Loo felt wood on the third floor might be heavier and more visible Councilmember Stolzmann noted she made comments about glass based on design guidelines. She noted the project doesn't meet all criteria. Council is supposed to look at the criteria and apply. Council judgement doesn't have to align with staff's judgement Mayor Pro Tem Lipton noted the responsibility for supporting good architecture and found Council guiding the project is appropriate. He was still concerned about parking. He wanted assurances the first floor remains retail and the second floor balcony not be used for a restaurant and bar He was okay with the third floor but felt it looked like an add-on. He expressed concern with massing and matenals He felt more could be done to have the building fit in He felt it was over glazed. He asked about lighting on the patio area as well as railing He wanted to scale back the contemporary look. He would like to see where the bicycle parking might be and asked about use of awnings to break up the appearance in the front. He didn't feel the fiscal model captured the cumulative effect of this project Need to continue to invest in the downtown and support the sales tax base Additional Public Comment Michael Menaker, 1827 W. Chokecherry Drive noted the basement discussion in relationship to parking as noted in the packet. If the use changes, the parking would have to be re -considered. Glazing benefits such as natural light, solar gain and overall greenness far outweigh the disadvantages John Leary, 1116 LaFarge noted this is the first time this fiscal model version has been run This takes into account employee spending. If you compare the model output presented to Planning Commission with this model output there is about $20,000 unaccounted for and changes the math Parking requirements are insufficient and this project only adds 12 spaces Caleb Dickinson, 721 Grant Avenue, was confused by all the concentration on the parking Coming with the parking by the applicant is a foot forward and impressive Jean Morgan, 1131 Spruce Street was concemed about the glass on the third floor and there be a slope to decrease the glare and not have birds running into it Jenny Hlawatsch, owner of the Singing Cook at 728 Main Street, thanked Council for recognizing that downtown businesses have the opportunity to move elsewhere Jim Tienken, 404 W. Spruce Lane, suggested staff has gone through the process and examined the architecture He noted it is art and subjective; it would be a less desirable