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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 25, 2013 16 Councilmember McClung reported that if the State were to move construction of this project back to 2018 he did not want the City held to this project time frame through this legal document. Councilmember Holden recommended that a trail be completed up to Lindey's Park no later than 2018. Councilmember McClung wanted the language to end at the word "trail". Mayor Grant commented that this could be amended to read "up to the bridge". He requested comment from staff on how to proceed. City Administrator Klaers stated that the plan was to construct along County Road E up to the bridge in 2015 while giving the City an outer range of 2018 for the rest of the trail. The language could be open ended, but would be inconsistent with the City's responsibility to provide a trail for the residents of Arden Hills. Mayor Grant supported the language that would hold the City to completing the trail by 2018. He wants to see the trail completed for the safety of both Bethel's students and the residents of Arden Hills. Councilmember Holden wanted to see flexibility within the language to allow the City to seek grants or additional funding for the trail project. Councilmember Holmes wanted to keep the language as is and does not support the proposed amendment. The motion failed (2-3) (Holmes, Werner and Mayor Grant opposed). Mayor Grant asked for further comments from the Council regarding the CUP request. Councilmember McClung indicated that he tried to make changes and modifications that would improve the plan for this property. With these amendments failing, he explained that he would not be able to support the CUP request. It was his opinion that the Council made a mistake earlier this year by approving the previous higher education request made by Bethel University at the Pine Tree property. Councilmember Holden explained that she would be supporting the CUP request even though it is not her vision for the B-2 district. She hopes that Bethel will continue to be a good neighbor for the City of Arden Hills. Councilmember Werner stated that regarding the previous application, hindsight is 20/20, and he supports this plan as amended by the Council. Mayor Grant commented that it would be great to have Country Financial operating in this building; however, this is not the case. The Country Financial building has been largely vacant for some time. He indicated that this is a strategic decision for both the City and Bethel University. He finds Bethel to be an asset to the community, for both educational and spiritual