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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 27, 2016 14 City Planner Streff stated the Land O’Lakes corporate headquarters has operated in Arden Hills since 1981. The campus operates as a Planned Unit Development (PUD) originally approved in Planning Case 79-004. City Planner Streff explained the Land O’Lakes campus is comprised of approximately 49 acres and contains two principal buildings situated towards the center of the property: the corporate headquarter building and a research and development building. Between these two facilities, the campus includes 263,800 gross square feet of building space. Additional improvements on the site include a surface parking lot with approximately 931 parking stalls and regional stormwater facilities. The remainder of the property is covered by wooded and open lawn areas. City Planner Streff indicated the proposed Master PUD Amendment for the site provides a general plan for the two phased development. Phase 1 of the Land O’Lakes Corporate Headquarters consolidation plan includes the expansion of the south parking lot on the campus and Phase 2 includes the construction of a new four-story office building along with the reconfiguration and expansion of the parking area on the north side of the campus. City Planner Streff commented the applicant is requesting approval of a major addition to their campus that would allow the company to consolidate their Arden Hills and Shoreview locations into one headquarters facility at their existing Arden Hills property. The proposal includes the construction of a four-story, approximately 155,000 gross square foot office building just to the north of the existing principal buildings. Land O’Lakes is incorporating sustainable best practices into the design of the building and will seek a minimum of LEED Gold certification for the project. Other site improvements would include the expansion of the surface parking lots to provide approximately 1,678 parking stalls and the provision of extensive native landscaping areas to enhance the overall character of the site. City Planner Streff reported Land O’Lakes currently leases office facilities in Shoreview at the southeast corner of Lexington Avenue North and County Road F. Approximately 900 employees now work at this location and would be relocated to the Arden Hills campus with the completion of the new building. The company estimates that 2,100 employees will work on the site after consolidation in late 2018. It was noted Planning Case 16-014 includes two separate components: 1. Master Planned Unit Development Amendment 2. Final Planned Unit Development Phase 1 City Planner Streff stated Land O’Lakes will be completing the new office building and site improvements over two phases. Phase I includes the expansion and reconfiguration of the visitor parking lot on the south side of the existing campus. This phase is expected to be completed by late summer 2016. Phase 2 would comprise the remaining components of the expansion project, including the new office building and the expansion of the employee surface parking lot on the north side of the campus. Construction on Phase 2 is expected to be complete by December 31, 2018. At this time, Land O’Lakes is requesting City approvals for the overall Master PUD Amendment and the Final PUD for Phase I of the project. The Final PUD application for Phase 2 is tentatively scheduled for review by the Planning Commission and the City Council in July of 2016.