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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—MAY 13, 2019 15 Mr. Ward reported in the short term, the school district would work with Krause-Anderson and its architects to make the parking lot as drivable as possible. He committed to work with City staff on what standards the school district had to meet in the short term. Mayor Grant asked if the City Attorney had any recommended language to address this matter. City Attorney Jamnik recommended the Council not waive any performance standards on a subsequent phase or site plan. He advised the Council to draft a condition regarding the North parking lot versus projecting something that would be speculative or uncertain. He anticipated minor wordsmithing would address the field realignment conditions, but recommended the Council provide guidance regarding the crosswalk. Councilmember Holden asked if all conditions that addressed trees within "Phase IP' should be nullified because this will be dealt with in a future Site Plan. City Attorney Jamnik commented on the number of trees that would be removed for the proposed improvements and noted the calculations made by staff were based on these proposed improvements. Councilmember Holden questioned if the Council should proceed with the understanding there may not be a Phase II. Planning Consultant Kansier suggested with the uncertainty of the North parking lot, the Council could remove Condition 27. She reported Condition 5 could be amended to read: The applicant shall determine if they will be placing additional trees onsite, offsite, or providing cash in lieu of replacement. Final caliper inches to be replaced will be determined with the final grading plan. MOTION: Councilmember Holmes moved and Councilmember Scott seconded a motion to approve Planning Case 18-014 for a Master and Final PUD at 1900 Lake Valentine Road, based on the findings of fact and submitted plans, as amended by the conditions in the May 13, 2019, Report to the City Council, and authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to execute the Planned Unit Development Agreement subject to the listed conditions. Councilmember Holden stated she did not plan on supporting this item tonight because there were too many unknowns. City Planner Mrosla reported the applicant made application on January 4, 2019. He explained there had been a number of revisions and changes to the plans. He indicated the application was determined by staff to be complete and was brought forward to the Planning Commission. However, there were items that still needed to be addressed. These items were the pedestrian crossing and the tree impact based on the field alignment. He stated once the school determines the field alignment, this could significantly reduce the tree impacts onsite and the number of caliper inches that need to be replaced.