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ARDEl\ HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETlNG MINUTES JANUARY 14,2002 8 . Councilmember Aplikowski stated that even two months would be helpful. Councilmembcr Grant stated that in the Jetter sent to Colonel Lord, the City expressed its vicw of having vehicles 11l0ved on the TCAAP property to an area not visible from City HaJl. He noted he did not feel the tone oCthe lcttcr was appropriate. He added he wanted to exprcss publicly admiration for thc Army National Guard. He stated hc appreciated their assistance in the city obtaining this property. He noted it was not appropriate to state thc vehicles should he moved because they could be seen from City Hall. Mayor Probst statcd there have been several conversations with Coloncl Lord and his predecessors. He noted it is not the greatest front door to Arden Hills. He added the Rcserve had indicated that it had never been told formally to move the vehicles. lie stated this letter is intended to fonnalJy make such a request. lIe noted he also admired the Natioual Guard's assistancc. Councilmemher Grant stated hc would like to see the vehicles moved, but did not like the tone of the letter concerning them being visible from city hall as the reason. He noted the request should have been from the perspective of the City and not from the view from City HalJ. He added that he personaJly does not share this pcrspective. . Councilmember Rem stated she would have donc the letter differently. She noted her concern that if the letter \vas done as a foJlow up to previous conversations that could have bcen stated in the letter. She added the City wants the National Guard to cooperate in a number of things. Shc stated the view from City Hall would have bccn the last reason on her list. She noted a better approach would have been that thcy had received caJls from residents regarding the view from the highway. Councilmember Rem stated shc had received a call last week from a resident south ofPelTY Parle She noted the resident had been out of the county lor a few months. She added the resident had read in the Pioneer Prcss that the City was interested in taking the residcnt's property to bc part of Perry Park. She stated the resident was vcry concerned. She notcd it would be tactful on the city's pal1 to contact people personally early in the process. She added a COllple other properties had been in this situation. She stated it is good for city the city to be proactive. She noted the resident, Mr. Mat1in, stated he had sent 1ettcr to Mr. Moore today. She added she would like to see a copy ofMr. Martin's lettcr. She stated Mr. Martin wrote the letter to gct some things in writing between him and the City. She noted he hoped to receive somcthing back from thc City noting the il1lplications for his property. She added he was not adverse to the plans necessarily, but would like to talk about it first. . Mayor Probst stated the City must bc a little careful about committing to infoD11 people ahead oC time. He noted this was a group ofresidents in the community brainstorming about what thcy would like to do. He added there was no timeline or decisions from the City. He statcd this was similar to the Presbyicrian Homes issue. He noted thc City Counci I needs to be careful ahout how many processes it puts on these groups. Hc added they wanted people to be free thinking in the master planning phase. He stated it was logical to considcr the property, hLlt thcre are no funds and no master plan in place.