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August 1, 2016 — Meeting Minutes

This document is the transcript-style minutes of the City of Clayton City Plan Commission/Architectural Review Board meeting held August 1, 2016. It covers presentations and discussion of a proposed mixed-use/parking development (including references to zoning, the Clayton Plaza Overlay District, parking reductions, underground parking, and building heights), neighborhood meetings and design changes, and public/commission questions about site layout and pedestrian circulation. The excerpts record specific project changes mentioned by presenters (removal of about 120 surface parking spaces, adding more underground parking, lowering parking-structure heights, and plans for Lyle to be a full-service road with metered parking) and include commissioners’ and attendees’ comments and questions, but do not show any formal votes or final decisions in the sampled pages.
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On your agenda tonight, you've got Concannon & Jaeger St. Louis, Missouri (314) 421-1000

10 1 many items. The first item is listed under public 2 hearing for item A. You have already opened the public 3 hearing. This is a rezoning request to SDD or Special 4 Development District. 5 Also, you will notice under new business, 6 you have items A, B, C and D. These are not required 7 public hearings. They are a consideration of the 8 applications for subdistricts. Those will not be under 9 consideration tonight. 10 Tonight you will only be considering the 11 rezoning to SDD. We discussed that with the applicant, 12 they understand that. I believe the applicant will be 13 giving you an overview of those subdistricts, as far as 14 their presentation, but our main focus tonight will be 15 on the SDD. 16 So with that, I am going to give some 17 brief background now on the project and then I am going 18 to summarize, again, our recommendations and findings. 19 I am not going to read the entire report into the 20 record, as you stated. They are quite lengthy and they 21 are available on the website. 22 So as I mentioned, this request is for 23 reconsideration of a rezoning and Special Development 24 District plan for a proposed mixed use project known as 25 Centene Clayton Campus. The proposed SDD, which stands Concannon & Jaeger St. Louis, Missouri (314) 421-1000

So with that, we thank you very much and 25 we will look forward to getting started with the public Concannon & Jaeger St. Louis, Missouri (314) 421-1000

8 1 hearing. As everyone knows, this is a public hearing. 2 We will open it. We will proceed then with the staff 3 report, followed by the applicant and then followed by 4 public input and discussion by the board members. 5 The board will have the opportunity to 6 interact with the applicant, if questions or comments 7 come up, but the public will wait until the applicant 8 is finished and then the public will address all of 9 their comments to the Planning Commission members. 10 So we do have the public hearing and do we 11 have a motion to open it? 12 MR. CORSON: I am going to recuse myself. 13 THE CHAIRMAN: Okay. Kathy, did you get 14 that? 15 MS. SCOTT: Yes, thank you. 16 THE CHAIRMAN: Thank you. 17 MS. BOULTON: I'd like to make a motion 18 that we open the public hearing for the Centene 19 project. 20 THE CHAIRMAN: Is there a second? 21 MR. WILSON: Second. 22 THE CHAIRMAN: All in favor? 23 MR. WILSON: Aye. 24 THE CHAIRMAN: Aye. 25 MS. BOULTON: Aye. Concannon & Jaeger St. Louis, Missouri (314) 421-1000

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9 1 MR. REIM: Aye. 2 MR. OWENS: Aye. 3 THE CHAIRMAN: Opposed? 4 Susan? 5 MS. ISTENES: Good evening, Mr. Chairman. 6 I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Susan Istenes. I'm 7 the Planning Director for the City of Clayton and I'd 8 like to introduce Louis Clayton, who is the project 9 manager on this project. He is also our Planner, the 10 City Planner. 11 And I appreciate your comments about 12 wanting to give a thorough and well informed process 13 and time for this board to make their decisions. We 14 too have kept that in mind as we drafted these staff 15 reports and we appreciate the compliment on the content 16 of the staff report. 17 This is a very large and informed project 18 for the City and we take that very seriously. We want 19 to be very thorough in our examination and providing 20 our professional recommendation and advice to this 21 board as well, as well as invite the public engagement, 22 as that is also a very important piece of this process 23 too. So I just want to reiterate to this board and to 24 the public, we take that very seriously. Thank you for 25 mentioning that. On your agenda tonight, you've got Concannon & Jaeger St. Louis, Missouri (314) 421-1000

The proposed SDD, which stands Concannon & Jaeger St. Louis, Missouri (314) 421-1000

11 1 for Special Development District will govern the 2 redevelopment of four new subdistricts, totaling 9.3 3 acres. The properties under the current SDD plan for 4 Centene Plaza, that would be the existing buildings of 5 7700 and 7720 Forsyth Boulevard will also be 6 incorporated under one plan in accordance with the 7 properties you will be considering tonight. 8 All of the properties within the proposed 9 SDD are current vacant, with the exception of 7711 10 through 7733 Carondelet Avenue in Subdistrict 4. A 11 demolition permit for 7600 to 7606 Forsyth Boulevard in 12 Subdistrict 2 has been issued. 13 Subdistricts 1, 2 and 3 are located east 14 of Hanley Road and south of Forsyth Boulevard. 15 Subdistricts 1 and 2 are immediately adjacent to 16 Wellbridge Fitness Center, which is at 7620 Forsyth 17 Boulevard and the mixed use Crescent condominium 18 building at 155 Carondelet Plaza. 19 The eastern portion of Subdistrict 3 is 20 located in University City and is immediately adjacent 21 to the Forsyth MetroLink station. Subdistrict 4 is 22 located west of Hanley Road, on the north side of 23 Carondelet Avenue, adjacent to the existing Centene 24 Plaza and is comprised of an existing office building, 25 parking structure and open space, which is currently Concannon & Jaeger St. Louis, Missouri (314) 421-1000

Subdistrict 4 is 22 located west of Hanley Road, on the north side of 23 Carondelet Avenue, adjacent to the existing Centene 24 Plaza and is comprised of an existing office building, 25 parking structure and open space, which is currently Concannon & Jaeger St. Louis, Missouri (314) 421-1000

12 1 zoned SDD for the second phase of Centene Plaza. There 2 are two properties included in the proposed 3 subdistricts, which are not included in the rezoning 4 request and that is 18 South Hanley Road, which is 5 already zoned SDD and 7444 Forsyth Boulevard, which is 6 located in University City. 7 On June 6, 2016, this project plan was 8 presented to the Planning Commission and Architectural 9 Review Board for conceptual review. In your staff 10 report, you will find a map and chart, which identifies 11 and summarizes the proposed districts, along with 12 tables and Appendix A, which summarize the applicable 13 zoning requirements for each property and whether the 14 proposed development complies with each standard. 15 Just for the benefit of the audience, a 16 Special Development District is a distinct zoning 17 classification for large scale development. The 18 purpose of the SDD is to encourage innovation in the 19 planning and building of a large scale development, 20 with a multi-phase, multi-year timeline. 21 An SDD is governed by a Special 22 Development Plan and Subdistrict Plans, each of which 23 require approval by the Board of Aldermen. The Special 24 Development Plan provides the general development 25 standards for a proposed development, including the Concannon & Jaeger St. Louis, Missouri (314) 421-1000

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