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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 27, 2014 18 Councilmember Holmes expressed concern regarding the speed bumps. She did not believe any speed bumps should be required on the County Road D driveway. For this reason, she believed that the staff recommended amendment regarding the speed bumps should remain in place. Councilmember McClung recommended that action on that amendment be taken separate from the motion currently on the table. City Attorney Jamnik advised the Council to take action on the speed bump amendment at this time as an amendment to the original motion. AMENDMENT: Motion by Councilmember Holmes and seconded by Councilmember Holden to add for approval, the following component to the proposed PUD amendment as condition 20:  Amend the conditions in the PUD Agreement to allow for the removal of the required one or more speed bumps on the County Road D driveway if the traffic study to be completed one year following the completion of the redevelopment project supports such removal of one or more speed bumps. Councilmember Holden asked how the City would gauge whether or not a traffic study was completed. Associate Planner Bachler indicated that the approved PUD agreement states that the City would perform a traffic count one year after completion of the project. He stated that his understanding was that the City would be responsible for hiring a traffic engineer to complete the traffic study and an escrow account would be established by the applicant to cover the expense of the study. Councilmember McClung stated that he could not support the proposed amendment. He suggested a friendly amendment requesting the language read: The City Council will revisit the necessity for traffic calming measures on the County Road D driveway upon the completion of the traffic study, one year after completion of the project. FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Councilmember Holmes and Councilmember Holden accepted a friendly amendment to the language for the component to the proposed PUD amendment to read as follows:  The City Council will revisit the necessity for traffic calming measures on the County Road D driveway upon the completion of the traffic study, one year after completion of the project. Councilmember Holmes wanted to be ensured that the required traffic study addressed the speed bump removal issue. She supported the proposed language within the friendly amendment. Associate Planner Bachler read the original PUD language regarding the traffic study.