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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 25, 201316 <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung <br /> reported that if the State were to move construction of this project <br />back to 2018 he did not want the City held to this project time frame through this legal document. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> recommended that a trail be completed up to Lindey no later than <br />2018. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung <br /> wanted the language to end at the word trail. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br /> commented that this could be amended to read up to the bridge. He requested <br />comment from staff on how to proceed. <br /> <br />City Administrator Klaers <br /> stated that the plan was to construct along County Road E up to the <br />bridge in 2015 while giving the City an outer range of 2018 for the rest of the trail. The language <br />the residents of Arden Hills. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br /> supported the language that would hold the City to completing the trail by 2018. <br />He wants <br />Arden Hills. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> wanted to see flexibility within the language to allow the City to seek <br />grants or additional funding for the trail project. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br /> wanted to keep the language as is and does not support the proposed <br />amendment. <br /> <br />The motion failed (2-3) (Holmes, Werner and Mayor Grant opposed). <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br /> asked for further comments from the Council regarding the CUP request. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung <br /> indicated that he tried to make changes and modifications that would <br />improve the plan for this property. With these amendments failing, he explained that he would <br />not be able to support the CUP request. It was his opinion that the Council made a mistake earlier <br />this year by approving the previous higher education request made by Bethel University at the <br />Pine Tree property. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> explained that she would be supporting the CUP request even though it <br />is not her vision for the B-2 district. She hopes that Bethel will continue to be a good neighbor for <br />the City of Arden Hills. <br /> <br />Councilmember Werner <br /> stated that regarding the previous application, hindsight is 20/20, and <br />he supports this plan as amended by the Council. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br /> commented that it would be great to have Country Financial operating in this <br />building; however, this is not the case. The Country Financial building has been largely vacant <br />for some time. He indicated that this is a strategic decision for both the City and Bethel <br />University. He finds Bethel to be an asset to the community, for both educational and spiritual <br />