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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — June 27, 2011 15 7.A. Planning Case 11 -011— Select Senior Living PUD & Plat (continued) existing building. She suggested a couple of trees or shrubs would make the area look more complete and finished. Mr. Larson stated he would talk with the neighboring business on that side, and with City Staff, and determine what could be done in this area. Councilmember Holmes stated she would like to add Recommendation 30 to include additional landscaping on the west side of the building as approved by Staff. Councilmember Holden asked if the screening in the front parking area should include all of the parking areas in the front of the building. City Planner Beekman stated all of the front parking could be included. MOTION: Councilmember Holmes moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to Amend Recommendation 19 to change the word "fence" to "fences" to Include the Second Shorter Fence to Screen the Other Parking Spaces in the Front of the Building. The motion carried unanimously (5 -0). MOTION: Councilmember Holmes moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to Add the Following Recommendations: 28 to ensure parking lot lighting is provided if the proof of parking is constructed; 29 setting the maximum number of memory care units for this facility at 25% of the 150 units available; and 30 provide additional landscaping on the west side of the building as approved by Staff. The motion carried unanimously (5 -0). Councilmember Holden stated when the development agreement was brought forward for approval she would like to see a representation of the designs on all sides of the building. The primary motion as amended was called to a vote. The motion carried unanimously (5 -0). B. Adopt Performance Measures as Recommended by the Council on Local Results and Innovation Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated the Council on Local Results and Innovation was created by the 2010 Legislature to set benchmarks for city and county operations. Through several meetings, the group adopted standards, which are relatively easy to measure using survey tools. The legislation comes with two incentives to participate. There is a standing appropriation available for participants equal to 14 cents per capita, or $1,337 a year for the City of Arden Hills. All the City needs to do to receive this money for 2011 is to pass a resolution and mail it in to the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) by July 1. The other incentive is that participating entities are exempt from levy limits. The OSA will not be looking for any results on the performance measures until 2012 for year ending 2011. As part of the City's