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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 28, 2013 14 Councilmember Holmes asked if the Council could reach an agreement with Bethel that Phase II would not begin until the fall of 2015 or 2016. Mr. Mazorol stated this was correct. Ms. Nelson reported that Bethel had no plan to occupy the Pine Tree space with undergraduate programs during the 2013-2014 or 2014-2015 school years. Classroom space would be used in Phase I for the Physician’s Assistant program as of January 2014. MOTION: Councilmember Holmes moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to extend the Council meeting 30 minutes. The motion carried (5-0). Mayor Grant inquired if Councilmember Holden would support Phase II as presented if it was pushed back to 2015, as this would allow them more flexibility. Councilmember Holden did not support this recommendation. Councilmember Holmes commented another concern with Bethel relocating to this location is that in 2015 the County Road E bridge across Highway 51 would be closed. She indicated it did not seem fair to require the applicant to provide more specifics than the plans already provided. Councilmember Holden agreed but felt the phasing should be completed slowly to reduce the impact on the community and the adjacent property owners. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to Approve Planning Case 13-013 for a conditional use permit (CUP) at 2 Pine Tree Drive to allow a higher education use in up to 189,804 square feet in the existing office building located at 2 Pine Tree Drive, based on the findings of fact and submitted plans, as amended by the conditions of approval as presented in the October 28, 2013, report to the City Council. AMENDMENT: Mayor Grant moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a motion to add Attachment K as Condition 14. The amendment carried (5-0). AMENDMENT: Councilmember Holden moved a motion to add Condition 15 stating there would be no overnight parking (from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.) on the property. Ms. Nelson indicated the Country Financial building was currently a multi-tenant building and those employees may work late hours. Councilmember Holden understood the main campus had a parking shortage. She did not want to see the Pine Tree property become an overnight parking lot for students living on the main campus. She recommended employees of the building be given an employee sticker to avoid this concern. She did not want to see the site become an off-site or overflow parking lot when it was a commercial business. Mayor Grant questioned if cars parked in a private lot could be given a ticket.