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--ARPEN.HILLS • CITY OF ARDEN HILLS,MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION APRIL 10,2007 6:30 P.M. CITY HALL -- 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 Mayor Harpstead called to order the joint City Council/Planning Commission Meeting at 6:34 pm. Attendees: Stan Harpstead,Mayor; David McClung, City Council; David Grant, City Council; Brenda Holden, City Council; Fran Holmes, City Council; Dave Sand,Planning Commission; Andy Holewa, Planning Commission; Clayton Larson, Planning Commission; Liz Modesette, Planning Commission; Jan Stodola,Planning Commission;Roberta Thompson,Planning Commission; Clayton Zimmerman,Planning Commission; Michelle Wolfe, City of Arden Hills; James Lehnhoff, City of Arden Hills; Gen McJilton,Ryan Rehbein Land Development, LLC;Bruce Chamberlain,HKGi; Jeff McMenimen,HKGi Meeting attendees introduced themselves. Mr. McMenimen stated that over the past several weeks they had been working through some critical transportation planning efforts with regards to future interchanges at Highway 10 and Highway 96. They looked at traffic patterns and numbers today and projected traffic patterns and numbers based on the build out of TCAAP and other surrounding factors. They were • proceeding with the planning work under the assumption that there would be site access into TCAAP from Highway 10. It was their goal to prepare materials of the three concept plans in a variety of formats for the upcoming open house. Mr. McMenimen stated that Arden Hills was invited to speak at a Design for Health seminar (funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield) about connectivity, aspects of pedestrian walk-ability and the three concepts for TCAAP. Planners from the metro area, who were in attendance, and seminar organizers were able to critique the concepts. Some of the comments were: • acknowledgement that the site was a high quality site and should be a planned destination in the future • consider planning for retail land uses at the south and north ends of the site • good positioning of office use along the west to act as a traffic noise/air pollution barrier. • central open area was a good idea,it was within walking distance from every future home • preferred the road to ring the open space and homes front the open space, as in Concept A • views in the central green and surrounding landscape was good. • stressed promoting connection within and without the development • make TCAAP site accessible to all of Arden Hills community • • maybe housing market considerations were too narrow • consider a reutilization plan for the retail power center • consider planning a school • consider ground water remediation retention strategy for ponds