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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—OCTOBER 19, 2020 8 <br /> Mayor Grant asked the Council for input. <br /> Councilmember Scott leaned toward taking the money now and continuing to have a rental <br /> building for then next couple of years. <br /> Councilmember McClung agreed. <br /> Councilmember Holmes wanted to wait but to get a warming house even if it were just for the <br /> attendants. <br /> Councilmember Holden also wanted to wait. <br /> Mayor Grant wanted to wait for the insurance settlement but get a temporary warming house for <br /> the rink attendants. <br /> Direction to staff was to wait to take the insurance settlement but to get a temporary warming <br /> house for the rink attendants this season. <br /> Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom said the City Council previously discussed <br /> options for reconstruction of the parking lot at Hazelnut Park during the September 19, 2019 work <br /> session and subsequent work sessions regarding the Capital Improvement Program updates. The <br /> parking lot adjacent to Hazelnut Park is located on property owned by Gathering Place Lutheran <br /> Church, Trinity Lutheran of Lake Johanna and is available for public use under a Maintenance <br /> Agreement and Joint Use Agreement with the Church as provided in Attachment D. The parking <br /> lot pavement is significantly deteriorated and can no longer be cost effectively maintained by seal <br /> coating and occasional patching. Representatives from the Church informed City staff during <br /> discussions last year and more recently last month that the Church does not have financial <br /> resources to contribute toward reconstruction of the parking lot. <br /> Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom stated the existing parking lot currently has <br /> approximately 139 spaces, exceeding the minimum parking demand for the Church which is <br /> approximately 50 spaces based on City code requirements. Recent discussions with the Church <br /> have focused on a potential reduction in the size of the parking lot as shown on Attachment E in <br /> order to reduce the overall cost and potentially generate additional green space for the park. That <br /> reduction is about 14,000 square feet and would eliminate 32 spaces from the parking lot. The <br /> Church board may be supportive of that proposal if in exchange the City would reconstruct the <br /> full parking lot and assume future pavement maintenance. <br /> Councilmember Holden felt the underlying property owner needs to give up more than 32 spaces <br /> in order for the City to spend the money to repave the lot. <br /> Mayor Grant said he can't go along with spending$400,000 for 1/3 acre. <br /> Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom clarified that the proposal would have the <br /> 14000 square feet conveyed to the City to own as park land. <br /> Councilmember Holmes thought maybe the parking lot should be 50 spaces, the City could <br /> repave that section and the rest would be park land. <br />