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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—April 25, 2011 14 8.A. Hazelnut Purchase Agreement—Final Approval (continued) Public Works Director Maurer stated the City will determine what potholes are appropriate to be filled but the City would not be rebuilding the parking lot one pothole at a time. Mayor Grant asked if the parking lot were repaved if the City would pay a portion of this based on the City's use of the parking lot. Community Development Director Hutmacher stated the allocation of future construction costs has not yet been determined. Councilmember Holmes stated a Phase 1 environmental assessment is included in the purchase agreement. She asked if there was any guarantee that there were no hazardous materials on the property or if the City could back out of the purchase agreement if hazardous materials were found. City Attorney Filla stated if hazardous materials were found on the property the City would have the option to not move forward with the purchase and this is covered under Section S of the Purchase Agreement. MOTION: Mayor Grant moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a motion to - Approve the Purchase Agreement, Joint Use Agreement, and Maintenance Agreement as Presented for the Hazelnut Park Acquisition. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). B. Planning Case 11-0055—Trinity Lutheran Church Preliminary and Final Plat and Master and Final Planned Unit Development(PUD) City Planner Beekman stated Trinity Lutheran Church is zoned R-2. The Church and the City of Arden Hills are in the process of negotiating a purchase agreement for the sale of a 71,474 square- foot section of land that would be subdivided from the Church's existing property. This subdivided parcel would be consolidated with Hazelnut Park and maintained as parkland for the public (Lot 2). The eastern portion would remain under the Church's ownership (Lot 1). Located within the parcel currently owned by Trinity Lutheran Church is a congregation hall, parking lot, soccer field, identification sign for Hazelnut Park, and trail entrance to the park. The City has had a contract with the Church for the shared use of the parking lot, which acts as the only designated parking for Hazelnut Park, in exchange for $1,000 per year in shared snow plowing expenses. In addition, the City restripes the parking lot after it has been seal coated as well as provides repairs as needed. The application consists of four components: a Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, Master PUD, and Final PUD. The Preliminary Plat is necessary to subdivide the property and file the subdivision with the County recorder. Subdividing the current parcel into the two proposed lots would cause the Church's remaining property to become non-conforming within the R-2 District since it would reduce the required amount of landscaped coverage on their parcel. Therefore, the applicant must receive a Planned Unit Development (PUD) in order to proceed with the subdivision and allow for the reduction of landscaped coverage. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at their April 6 meeting and unanimously recommended approval of the subdivision and PUD.