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ARDEN HILLS CITY COLl'\CIL WORKSESSIOl'I MINUTES JANUARY 22, 2002 2 . Councilmember Larson suggcsted Guidant go to the surrounding neighborhood and ask opinions regarding their plans which would include aestetbics and trat1ic control. Parrish indicated the City could help Guidant with this rcsident meeting by identifying those residents sLlnounding thc Guidant campus. Councilmcmber Rem noted she had received a caJ] from a resident to thc north of the Guidant campus who is concerned about the parking ramps and Cummings Park. Rcm suggested it may be helpful to show existing Guidant campus boundaries in relation to thc park. Probst indicated an issue we should deal with is the access road to the park and thc water tower. Parrish indicated a possible solution could bc to create all access off ofWyncrest which also creates some neighborhood issues. Guidant indicated curb cuts would be reduced. Parrish said the fire department has been given an opportunity to provide input on the Guidant plans and they did not havc an issue with the height of any proposed buildings but their issues would be with access to tbe diffcrent buildings. Parrish said at this point Guidant wiJ] takc comments and develop a mastcr plan which he anticipatcs will be a year long approval process. Parrish indicatcd thc 2002 planned buildings may proceed without a finalizcd master PUD plan. Guidant indicatcd the 2002 llew building coustruction may need a variance from setbacks along Fernwood but otherwise should not violate any city codes. I-35W Corridor Coalition Transportation and Redevelopment Priorities Lynch recapped the items the Planncr had identified as priorities and asked if the Council was in agreement with these prioriti es. . Councilmember Grant asked if the City will be able to participate in the decision making process for the 96/1 0 corridor. Parrish said the decision-making process would involve soliciting our comments. Council was in agreement on thc priorities for the Coalition and agreed to put this item on the next Consent Calendar. I-35W Corridor Coalition GIS Coordinator - A separate GIS coordinator has beell hired by the Coalition and the City has beCll approached abOLlt providing an office lor this individnal in our City HaJ] with the understanding the Coalition would provide the technology working with our network server. Probst said he belicves we could bene lit from providing all office for this person in our City Hall. Parrish said having this person at City Hall also allows us to have access to thc cquipment that comes along with a GIS function such as a projector, printer, etc. Lynch indicated we most likely would receive a reduction in our pOliion of the cost for this individual ifwc provide an office for this person on-site. Council agreed to placc this item on the Conscnt Calendar. . Arden Tower Update - Scherbel noted hc had solicited a cost proposal for anotber evaluation of the tower and previous enginecring repOli prepared on thc tower. Larson said he believes the City should not be picking up the cost of this second cvaluation. Scherbcl said according to the building code he can require an evaluation ifhc believes something is unsafe but it would be up Vaughn to choose the company and cost. Scherbcl said a qualified engineer should evaluatc thc report and prepare an indcpcndent