So, the current request um from the applicant is to amend the PMD 21 zoning ordinance relative to the sign criteria that's listed in there. Um all of the um changes that are proposed are shown on the right-hand side of this uh slide here in red. Um but to kind of lay it out generally um for you, it basically includes um allowance for them to do larger lit signs uh on the south elevation facing Chaska Boulevard.

Basically the corner tenants which have more wall area facing the south elevation will have a little bit bigger signs at 48 square feet in size. And they're showing how that um 4x12 panel can fit uh within the elevation there for the corner tenants. And then the non-corner tenants which were which are kind of sandwiched between both of the corner tenants and shown in blue here uh would be allowed 32 square foot um wall sign areas above the doorways.

The side tenants, none of those tenants have businesses that they need identification, but they don't have daily traffic from their tenants. A lot of them have their inventory and their services and tools there and a lot of them don't spend time in their facility during the day. It's very unusual.

Uh, short answer is no, uh, because the zoning that's in place out there does allow for retail. And we looked at that as a part of when we put the zoning in place to understand if the parking out there can support retail and kind of that lighter industrial use.

So, since they're taking over uh we have to modify our monument signs as a part of that. Um and kind of through that review process um they were met with challenges in terms of the visibility and the size of the signs um that exist out there today.

The restaurant kind of takes up that gray um uh gabled end of the building that's on the northeast side of the building. Um and there are limitations just due to the location and some of the architectural features of that space. Um And um with the intent of the zoning district and sign criteria that was put in place, really didn't want any signage facing out towards the park.

And then for ground-mounted sign allowances, that would align more with the commercial regulations, um, and really our reference point is the monument sign that's across the street at the strip center with AT&T, Fitness First, Edible India, Dunkin Donuts. Um, that sign, um, is roughly 60 square feet in sign area, 10 feet in height.

Um And so, as the conversations uh evolved, there was an idea to bring in Crooked Pint as a new opportunity to kind of refresh the space, um create a new menu opportunity. Some of the things that Copperfield does that Crooked Pint does not, um would be a breakfast offering, um including kind of a sort of bakery uh taking, you know, grab-and-go type of a of an offering.

So, the Downtown Master Plan was adopted by the City Council in 2012. Um so, as we continue to speak about things that happened between before Liz and I were here, um this is another one, but uh but it's it's been a great plan. It's laid that plan that was put place in 2012 identified a lot of things that have now been implemented.

I think previous discussions with council, you know, there is the feeling that the overall broader vision that was set in that plan is probably still relevant, but it's rethinking about how do we apply that for the next 10-15 year time horizon and what are those next priorities going to be.

Part of it will be to have a task force that provides direction to staff and to our consultant. The consultant will be HKGI. And specifically leading that Jeff Miller is his name. He's worked with us on the zoning project that we're continuing to to work on. He's also been involved last I think two comprehensive plan updates. And he was involved with the downtown master plan. Also had involvement in the city square west redevelopment plan that we are continuing to try and figure out how to implement that one. So, he's got what he has told me is a PhD in Chaska.

I know Commissioner Urbanski served on the There was a task force for the community center that happened and that process was a couple years ago, I think, now. And he did a really nice job of providing updates at planning commission meetings and, you know, kind of seeking other people's perspectives and wanting to, you know, carry that forward. I think that's a great suggestion that you know, it's a great way for the role to be approached.

Yeah, I know that's that's been a debate this session. It's been that's always been sort of something lurking in the shadows. Um this idea that the suburban opt-outs, um you know, what should their status be relative to Metro Transit and you know, at some point do they come together or how does that how should that be?

I think from the city's perspective, um you know, Southwest Transit has been a really good partner and really good asset for the community. Um and I think, you know, a lot of I don't want to speak too much on behalf of council on a legislative issue, but um I I feel pretty confident that they would love to see Southwest Transit remain that uh well into the future.