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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – JANUARY 10, 2022 7 <br /> <br />northeast side of the bus garage parking lot was virtually empty every day of the week. He <br />indicated he would love to get rid of all of the islands in the proposed lot for snow removal <br />purposes, however the districts goal was to have this parking lot and the bus garage be <br />aesthetically pleasing. <br /> <br />Councilmember Radziej inquired if only half of the islands could be preserved, noting this could <br />create an additional 25 parking spaces. He recommended the trees still be planted along the <br />roadway. <br /> <br />Mr. Tierney anticipated this would be the case and would create more parking spaces. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes asked if the gas tanks on the property had been removed. <br /> <br />Mr. Paquette commented the tanks had not been removed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes requested staff speak to the Council regarding what he found about <br />regarding the gas tanks. <br /> <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen stated he learned the MPCA submitted a <br />letter and that they have inspected the site. He reported the MPCA created a work plan related to <br />the submitted plans for the school district because contaminated material was found on the <br />property. <br /> <br />Mr. Paquette discussed how the school district would have to follow the work plan from the <br />MPCA in order to correct the soil conditions. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden questioned when the contamination would be addressed. <br /> <br />Mr. Tierney explained this work would be completed through the earthwork as part of this <br />project. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant opened the public hearing at 8:27 p.m. <br /> <br />Phillip Schmidt, 4057 Fairview Avenue, explained he lived three houses from the high school. <br />He indicated his main concern was if there would be any traffic changes at Fairview Avenue and <br />Lake Valentine Road. He hoped this intersection would remain the same. He expressed concern <br />with the number of u-turns occurring to the west of the school. He asked if the additional parking <br />was necessary to accommodate an expected influx of future students that would be coming to this <br />school from the Rice Creek Commons property. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant indicated he was uncertain if the students living within Rice Creek Commons <br />property would go to Irondale High School or Mounds View High School. He anticipated this <br />would be determined at a future date. <br /> <br />Mr. Aplikowski reported the future students living within Rice Creek Commons were taken into <br />consideration by the school district within the Planned Unit Development improvements the City