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MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE July 11, 2022 Auditorium Present: Councilmembers Litten, Kepple, Bullock, Marx, Shachner, Rader, & Baker Also Present: Chief of Staff Storey, Director Leininger, Clerk Bach & Deputy Clerk Lascu taking minutes, members of the public Call to Order: 6:05 p.m. Approval of the minutes of the June 13, 2022 Committee of the Whole. Motion by President Litten, seconded by Vice President Kepple to approve the minutes of the last meeting. All in favor. Motion passed. Update from the Planning Department regarding the proposed downtown development Director Leininger provided an update on the downtown development, noting that there was a lot of activity on the project in the previous 30 days. He provided an overview of the public meeting schedule and shared that the developer(CASTO) has met with the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce and Lakewood Alive staff since the last Committee of the Whole meeting. Planning Commission (PC) has given the project preliminary approval, setting forth 7 conditions to be met before moving into the final development plan. He noted that the Commission set building height minimums on several of the buildings, specifying that Roundstone's building will be at least 4 stories. He continued to review various parking requirements. Mr. Leininger stated that Planning Commission does not have authority over the Curtis Block and that any plans regarding that structure must go through Architectural Board of Review (ABR). Planning Commission members offered their thoughts on it however, with several members supporting CASTO's initial proposal for a facade save. Mr. Leininger concluded by stating the preliminary development plan was moving to ABR's review process and that CASTO would be meeting again with the Chamber of Commerce and Lakewood Alive, who would be inviting their respective boards to a public meeting hosted at Roundstone's current headquarters. The Lakewood Heritage Advisory Board is scheduled to meet on July 28h regarding plans for the Curtis Block Building. President Litten emphasized his desire for a neighborhood meeting. Mr. Leininger reassured him that all neighbors on Marlowe and Belle from Detroit to Franklin would be notified and have been involved in the process from the start. He then continued to forecast the public meeting schedule into August, with hopes that Council would see the development agreement in October while plans are being wrapped up. The Committee then reviewed changes to the site plan, which involved the addition of liner units along the parking garage and minor shifts to footprints of other buildings that added to overall 1