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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 12, 2002 5 . Mayor Probst replied if the comments came in the next day or two, they would not be rejected. Mr. Parrish noted if the Council wanted to extend the 30 day deadline, thcy could do so. My. Reimer replied they would accept comments concerning the AUAR through Friday, November 15, 2002. . Mr. Scales stated he lived in the neighborhood for ovcr 30 years and he had a concern regarding the traffic. He stated he believe thc numbers on the traffic study were understated. He expressed eoncem about the traffic on Hamline A venue and commented that access to Hamline A venue was already difficult at this time. He indicated Guidant was a good neighbor and should be entitled to do what they wanted, but Guidant's property was bounded to the west and north by single family homes and thosc neighbors had some rights also. He noted Guidant had done a good job with the Master Plan, but he believed there were other altematives that had not becn explored. He believed the City Council and the Planning Commission members should have attended the neighborhood meetings. He noted the group to the west had submitted a petition regarding a traffic signal and comments to the Council, but they had not received a response. Mrs. Judy Franke, 1228 Wvnridge Drive, thanked Guidant for working with the neighbors. She noted Guidant was very approachable if people had any questions. She noted there were still problems, including traffic, but Guidant was taking this step by step. Pat Krenn, asked if the City could update the Codes to include bicycle paths and trails to encourage people to ride their bikes to work. Hc requested bicycle racks also be added to the Guidant campus. . MOTION: Council Member Grant moved and Council Member Aplikowski seconded a motion to approve Planning Case No. 02-25: Guidant Preliminary Plat and final PUD with conditions as outlined in the staffs November 6, 2002 report, revising recommendation numbcr three to read, "An updated traffic study and parking capacity revicw be completed at the conelusion of Phase I development".