02/22/2011 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday, February 22,2011 6:30 o'clock p.m. (#11-3498 KRAUS-ANDERSON, 875 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST, CONTINUED) Kang asked if these facilities are close to capacity. Nolcleby-Kaiser stated the budgeted occupation is 93 to 95 percent due to turnover, and at the present all facilities are at their budgeted occupancy except for the one building that opened last year. Schoenzeit asked whether any of the residents receive public assistance or whether all the facilities are for profit. Nolcleby-Kaiser indicated it depends on what facility they reside in and that they have limited participation in that type of assistance given the lower rate of compensation. Typically 10 percent of each facility has residents who receive some type of assistance. Schoenzeit asked whether this facility would also be approximately 10 percent. Nokleby-Kaiser stated it would likely be 10 percent but that the exact percentage still needs to be determined. Kang asked which city would serve the facility for medical emergencies. Gaffron indicated it would likely come from the Orono Police Department and the Wayzata Fire Department. Gaffron indicated the Long Lake Fire Department serves all of Orono except for a one mile strip on the east,which this property likely falls into. Nokleby-Kaiser noted they do have staff on hand 24 hours, seven days a week,which would eliminate the need for some of the emergency calls. They anticipate having fifteen staff inembers during the day and then at night it would range between two to four staff personnel but that the number of staff inembers depends on the amount of services being provided. Kang asked what type of security would be provided for the residents. Nokleby-Kaiser indicated the memory care building would be a locked building and the visitors would need to call either the nurse's station or the individual they are visiting to gain entry to the building. The memory care residents also need an access code to leave their floor. Dan Neudecker,Architect, displayed the design of the building and site plan. The two-story building will use manufactured stone at the base of the building and lap siding above. The site is adjacent to the Luce Line Trail. Due to the steep topography in the area,it will be difficult to provide access to that trail. There will also be a small storage structure on site adjacent to the building and a walking path around the building. There will be a drive-under canopy in front of the entrance of the building along with a front porch. Neudecker indicated they are proposing a fair amount of landscaping for the site. There is a substantial number of existing trees on site near the wetland as well as along Old Highway 12. The site is fairly well screened from two sides. Page 6