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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—DECEMBER 19, 2011 3 field is regularly scheduled. The one letter received by the City did inquire about possibly adding a parking lot along the back of the tennis courts. However, this is a wooded area with wetland restrictions. The City owns the parcel on Royal Lane just across from the perennial garden, which could be a possibility for adding a small parking lot. However, this would be located along the curve which may have visibility issues with exiting and entering. In addition,this is a wooded area causing a high amount of tree removal. Councilmember Tamble commented that he believes this project would be too costly for the perceived benefit. Also, the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department recommended that the parking remain as is and only a few neighbors responded. Mayor Grant also commented that$20,000 is a lot to spend for little benefit. After some discussion,the Council consensus was not to proceed with this change. Councilmember Holden arrived at 5:15 p.m. B. Arden Plaza Redevelopment and Walgreen's Discussion City Planner Meagan Beekman explained that in August 2011, the City Council approved a redevelopment application for the Arden Plaza retail center and a final plat that subdivided the property into three parcels. At the time of the approval, CVS Pharmacy was proposing to develop Lot 1. The owners of Arden Plaza have since moved forward with filing the final plat and subdividing the property. In addition, CVS Pharmacy has withdrawn their proposal, and Arden Plaza has sold Lot 1 to Walgreen's who is now intending to develop in the same location. City Planner Beekman stated that Walgreen's has reviewed the approved development plan for the CVS Pharmacy and is largely comfortable with the approved layout and site configuration. At this time, Walgreen's would like to propose a few minor modifications to the approved layout, but would like to move forward with development as soon as possible. The owners of Arden Plaza have prepared the site for development, and are in the process of demolishing the existing office buildings. None of the other conditions that were placed on the development would be altered with these proposed changes. Arden Plaza will be required to complete all of the improvements that were part of the original plan, the gateway sign is still included, and the property owners will agree to waive their rights to a future appeal of assessments related to the implementation of the B-2 streetscape improvements. City Planner Beekman explained that Walgreen's has submitted a plan set that includes a narrative describing the differences between the approved CVS plan and their proposed plan. They have also submitted a site plan that shows the approved versus proposed plan as an overlay. City Planner Beekman stated that the proposed changes are minor and are improvements to the overall site plan. There are two primary modifications: • The building would be eight feet wider towards the west. This would eliminate one drive- thru lane,narrow the drive-thru overhang, and move the trash receptacles to the interior of the building.