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Benchmarks: a review of recent City Council action
<br />May 11, 20I S
<br />(Holden excused)
<br />• Approved a Planned Unit Develop-
<br />ment amendment agreement and Con-
<br />ditional Use Permit amendment for
<br />Frattallone's Ace Hardware in Arden
<br />Plaza to construct an outdoor garden
<br />center. (3-1, Woodburn)
<br />• Approved an extension of the Arden
<br />Plaza phase two submittal deadline to
<br />June 1, 2017. (4-0)
<br />• Denied the authorization to appoint
<br />an additional Public Works Seasonal
<br />Maintenance Worker. (4-0)
<br />notice for the public hearing regarding
<br />the proposed issuance of conduit debt
<br />financing for Presbyterian Homes.
<br />(4-0)
<br />May 26, 201 S
<br />• Approved a Conditional Use Permit
<br />amendment for Bethel Universiry to
<br />construct a soccer facility building on
<br />the Ona OrthAthletic Field. (5-0)
<br />• Approved a minor subdivision for
<br />3517 Siems Court enabling the sale of
<br />5,540 square feet of residential land
<br />to the adj acent residential property
<br />owner. (5-0)
<br />• Accepted the resignation of a full-time
<br />Public Works Maintenance Worker
<br />and authorized advertisement for the
<br />Public Works Maintenance Worker
<br />vacancy. (4-0)
<br />• Approved the payment for improve-
<br />ments to County Road E and Pine Tree
<br />Drive. (4-0)
<br />• Approved entering into a Joint Pow-
<br />ers Agreement with the Ciry of New
<br />Brighton and Ramsey County for the
<br />construction of the Mounds View High
<br />School Trail over I-35W to Mounds
<br />View High SchooL (4-0)
<br />Approved entering into an Agreement
<br />with Mounds View Public Schools
<br />(District 621) for their contribution
<br />of $120,000 towards construction of
<br />the Mounds View High School Trail.
<br />(4-0)
<br />• Approved the public hearing date of
<br />June 8 and authorized publication of a
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<br />A paved parking lot is accessible from
<br />Lake Ualentine Road at the north end of
<br />the park and offers approximately ten off-
<br />street parking spaces. Enclosed portable
<br />bathroom facilities and refuse disposal
<br />and recycling containers are available as
<br />well. A paved walkway provides pedes-
<br />trian access to the parking lot from Crystal
<br />Avenue/Glenview Avenue. Ualentine Park
<br />is fully ADA (Americans with Disabilities
<br />Act) compliant.
<br />• Approved quotes for the Oak Avenue
<br />storm sewer repair. (5-0)
<br />• Denied a Planned Unit Development
<br />amendment for Holiday Station, 1920
<br />Highway 96 West, to install blue LED
<br />lighting on the gas station canopy and
<br />building. (4-1, Holmes)
<br />• Approved a Planned Unit Develop-
<br />ment amendment for Caribou Coffee,
<br />3673 LexingtonAvenue North, to
<br />install a drive-through. (5-0)
<br />• Approved preliminary approval of the
<br />TCAAP Redevelopment Code. (4-1,
<br />McClung)
<br />June 8, 2015
<br />Approved the Findings of Fact and
<br />decision regarding the application
<br />of Holiday Station Stores, Ina This
<br />action approves the findings from the
<br />May 26 meeting. (4-1, Holmes)
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<br />• Approved payment number eight for
<br />the Round Lake Road area improve-
<br />ment. (5-0)
<br />• Approved payment number two for
<br />the Counry Road E- Pine Tree Drive
<br />improvements. (5-0)
<br />• Approved payment number one for the
<br />2015 Pavement Management Program.
<br />(5-0)
<br />• Approved the requested Lake Johanna
<br />Fire Department capital expenditures.
<br />(5-0)
<br />• Approved an amendment to the Joint
<br />Cooperation Agreement for the Com-
<br />muniry Development Block Grant Pro-
<br />gram. The amendment makes grants
<br />no longer transferrable or saleable
<br />from one city to another. (5-0)
<br />Approved conduit debt financing for
<br />Presbyterian Homes in the amount of
<br />$10 million dollars to construct inde-
<br />pendent living units on the corner of
<br />Lake Johanna Boulevard and Counry
<br />Road D. This amount is not City
<br />funded, and the City is not finan-
<br />cially responsible for repayment of the
<br />amount. (5-0)
<br />Business Retention continuedfrom page 1
<br />targeted for interviews fall into four cat-
<br />egories:
<br />• Businesses in high-growth industries
<br />(Construction, Professional and Busi-
<br />ness Services, Education, and Health
<br />Services)
<br />• Businesses that are not in high-growth
<br />industries but which have experienced
<br />significant growth over the past few
<br />years
<br />• Large employers
<br />• Legacy businesses (long-term Arden
<br />Hills businesses closely identified with
<br />the local business communiry)
<br />Measuring results
<br />When Mayor David Grant, in his role as
<br />EDA president, inquired how Arden Hills
<br />would measure the success of this program,
<br />Mr. Weinhagen replied that identifying and
<br />developing relationships with the targeted
<br />businesses would be a success. He indi-
<br />cated that over the long term, the program
<br />would provide the Ciry with a sustainable
<br />business retention strategy.
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