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PlanningBoard | 2008-04-28 | 10 | windows in a normal prototype store, and that there were store windows at the store entrance, as well as within the store, containing mannequins. He did not believe it would be possible to create additional store windows. He noted that they wished to put their best foot forward in the Centre, and did not believe the PowerPoint presentation did justice to the colors and articulation that had been presented. He assured the Board that they would be able to present what the Board needed to make a decision. Board member McNamara expressed concern about the massing and bland color of the building, which she believed was already an eyesore. She liked the landscaping efforts throughout the center, and believed that it would be continued in this part of the project. Mr. Kyte noted that Harsch was very protective and critical of the center's design. He believed that the landscaping and the trellises on the south side of Bed, Bath & Beyond would have sufficed. He noted that they knew how to create a pedestrian amenity, and that they knew how to get people to flow through the shopping center, as well as to stay, linger and enjoy the experience. He noted that they would make every piece of this center right before it was completed. Board member Ezzy Ashcraft believed there was a solution to the Board's desire for display windows, as well as landscaping and the trellis. She believed that the Board's expectations were placed very high by the previous phases of the center. She did not want to see long expanses of wall, and that the public wanted a beautiful place to shop. She did not want to see a warehouse on the corner of the development. She inquired whether there were restrictions on the truck hours. Mr. Pool noted that Mervyn's had the same width with a recessed dock, and described the shift of the dock area in order to increase the sales area. He noted that the Mervyn's door accommodated two trucks. Mr. Kyte added that trash compactors were also included. Mr. Pool expressed concern that the posters that were initially very attractive in an initial presentation before the City may become yellowed and curled in the window. He noted that it may be a function of training of managers for poster maintenance. He noted that they wanted to put the entrance on the west side, but that Harsch did not allow it. He believed that the illumination and the trellises would improve the presentation than depending on Kohl's to use existing design programs. He was concerned that the lack of a national, regional or local program for shop windows would lead to a shopworn look over time. In response to an inquiry by Board member Ezzy Ashcraft regarding truck hours, Mr. Pool replied that they would probably be less than Safeway's. Kohl's had two or three deliveries weekly, with the exception of the holiday season. In response to an inquiry by Vice President Kohlstrand regarding the concrete, Mr. Pool described the transition from colored concrete to the asphalt in that area. Page 10 of 17 | PlanningBoard/2008-04-28.pdf |