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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 26, 20136 <br /> <br />City Administrator Klaers <br />summarized that the Council had concerns with the wetlands, <br />surface water management/water feature, roundabouts, density, housing mix, green space and <br />active recreation space. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung <br /> wanted to see the concerns of the Council incorporated into the <br />conpresentations to the JDA and the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />Mr. Dresdner <br /> stated that this could be done. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> requested that the commercial/industrial area, the flex space, also be <br />marked as a concern for the Council. <br /> <br />The Council was in favor of the plan moving forward with the staff and consultants including the <br />concerns of the City Council. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br /> questioned what feedback should be gathered from the JDA and the Planning <br />Commission on the Master Plan. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung <br />was in favor of gathering all feedback even if it contradicted the <br />direction of the Council. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br /> was in favor of listing areas where feedback should be gathered as this <br />would show the plan was not set in stone. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br /> suggested that the areas <br />discussion. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br /> asked what types of businesses would be located in the <br />commercial/industrial area. She expressed concern that this area only had one job per 1,000 <br />square feet of space. <br /> <br />Mr. Dresdner <br /> provided several examples of the uses that could occupy this space noting medical <br />research, product development, light assembly and prototyping as potential uses in this space. <br />These uses would not be truck intensive and would not be distribution centers. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> recommended that the amount of commercial/industrial space be <br />limited as she did not want a large amount of showrooms in this area. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung <br />suspected that the TCAAP site would develop relatively quickly <br />given the positive turn that the economy has taken. He was pleased that the County would be <br />driving the development. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br /> asked if the Council had any input on how the open house should be structured for <br />the consultants. <br /> <br />