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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL – DECEMBER 12, 2016 11 <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmember McClung moved and Councilmember Wicklund seconded a <br />motion to Approve an Option Agreement with Alatus Arden Hills LLC for <br />City Purchase of Civic Use Land to be Platted as part of TCAAP/Rice Creek <br />Commons. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung was pleased the City was moving forward with TCAAP and he <br />looked forward to developing a Civic use within the Town Center. He understood this was an <br />ambitious schedule for the Council to meet, but he felt confident the timeline could be met. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes stated there was nothing within the agreement that she did not like. She <br />believed the developer was being very generous by providing all of the infrastructure <br />improvements. She noted the timeline had to be two years in order to coordinate with the <br />surrounding construction. She commented she would be supporting the agreement. <br /> <br />The motion carried (5-0). <br /> <br /> B. Planning Case 16-028 – University of Northwestern – Zoning Code <br />Amendment and CUP – 1265 Grey Fox Road <br /> <br />This item was removed from the agenda per the applicant’s request. <br /> <br />C. Planning Case 16-025 – Former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant <br />(TCAAP) Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Amendment to the TCAAP <br />Redevelopment Code <br />• Approve Resolution 2016-040 Adopting an Amendment to the <br />Comprehensive Plan for the TCAAP Property <br />• Approve Ordinance 2016-011 Amending Chapter 13 of the Arden Hills <br />City Code, Zoning Code <br />• Approve Ordinance 2016-12 Amending Chapter 13 of the Arden Hills City <br />Code, Zoning Code <br />• Authorize Publication of Summary Ordinances 2016-011 and 2016-012 <br />Amending Chapter 13 of the Arden Hills City Code, Zoning Code <br /> <br />Interim City Planner Zweber stated the Planning Commission reviewed and conducted a Public <br />Hearing for the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) Comprehensive Plan <br />Amendment, TCAAP Regulating Plan Amendment, and TCAAP Redevelopment Code (TRC) <br />Amendment during their December 7, 2016 meeting. Within a PowerPoint presentation, staff <br />reviewed the further amendments to the TRC that the City Council discussed at the December 5, <br />2016 Work Session. Staff also noted that there are two errors in the proposed amendments that <br />were inadvertently been made by staff that will be fixed: the Regulating Plan is missing the <br />pedestrian friendly frontage line on the east of the spine road and that the 4-story building in the <br />TC-3 district should have a maximum height of 52 feet. <br /> <br />Interim City Planner Zweber commented that during the Public Hearing, three residents spoke <br />in favor of the amendment. Their statement in favor of the amendments including: <br /> <br />• The excitement that something is about to happen after years of discussion and planning.