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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 27, 2014 6 Councilmember Holmes questioned if the County would have a cooperative agreement with the City of Shoreview. Public Works Director Maurer stated that this was the case. Councilmember Holmes suggested that staff investigate the current level of MSA funding available to cover the expense for this project. Public Works Director Maurer noted that he would be reporting back to the Council in December on the MSA funding status. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember McClung seconded a motion to approve Ramsey County Cooperative Agreement PUBW2014-03R for the Lexington Avenue/County Road F improvement planned to be undertaken by Ramsey County in 2015. The motion carried (5-0). D. Planning Case 14-030—Site Plan Review—Gradient Financial City Planner Streff stated that Gradient Financial owns the property located at 4105 Lexington Avenue, which is zoned I-1 Limited Industrial District. The property is generally positioned north of County Road F, south of Boston Scientific, east of Hamline Avenue and west of Lexington Avenue. The applicant has requested a Site Plan Review to reconfigure the existing parking lot on the property to allow for the rearrangement of parking areas, relocation of the access along County Road F West, closure of the access along Lexington Avenue North and other internal modifications that will maximize efficiency of the parking and driving areas on the site. City Planner Streff explained that the applicant is proposing to reconfigure the existing parking lot on the property in order to provide better accessibility to the front entrance of the Gradient Financial building and to plan for Ramsey County's future reconstruction of the Lexington Avenue North and the County Road F West intersection. The improvements to this intersection will result in the loss of parking spaces and the vehicle access along the eastern side of the property. The County's project in this area is anticipated to begin during the 2015 construction season. As indicated by the applicant, a two phased approach would be used in order to complete the proposed project. In the fall of 2014, during Phase 1, the western half of the parking lot would be reconstructed. Construction of Phase 2 is proposed to be completed in 2015, and will include the remaining eastern half of the parking lot. City Planner Streff commented that in Phase 1 of construction, a new access off of County Road F West would be constructed slightly to the west of the existing access in order to align the new access with the new driveway section being constructed up to the front entrance of the building. The proposed design is intended to better facilitate traffic movements within the site and to orient drivers towards the front of the building. As part of the new driveway design, a one-way traffic circle is being proposed to move drivers more efficiently towards the front entrance before transitioning to a parking space within the parking lot or to the front drop-off location. During Phase 1, new parking spaces would be created along the southwestern edge of the parking lot to make up for the spaces lost during the construction of the new entrance off of County Road F West and closure of the access in Phase 2 along Lexington Avenue North. The modifications