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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - FEBRUARY 26,2001 13 Tom Ostby, 3517 Siems Court, stated nothing would be improved in terms of traffic in this area. He indicated one of the problems they had in Arden Hills was that this area was not pedestrian friendly. Chuck Erickson, Arden Pharmacy & Gift, stated he objected on the grounds that it would be an undue hardship for the Arden Hills Plaza customers getting in and out of the businesses in Arden Hills Plaza. Kevin Carroll, 462 Carver Circle, Shoreview, MN, stated he had many concerns regarding the facility he had available for lease, and his inability to lease that facility because of the traffic problems in the area. He stated there had been very little traffic from his building located at 1203 West County Road E since summer because the building had been vacant, so when the traffic study was prepared, it may not have taken into consideration their building was not contributing to the traffic at that time. Councilmember Larson noted Walgreens had been very cooperative with the Planning Commission, and he appreciated the changes made based on the comments received at the Planning Commission. He asked if this was going to be a 24-hours Walgreens. Mr. Kohler replied he was not aware of it being a 24-hour Walgreens. Councilmember Larson asked if there was any way this could be a 24-hour Walgreens because there were no 24-hour Walgreens in the area. Mr. Gerker replied the 24-hours stores were centrally located throughout the metro area and there was no intention of having this a 24-hour Walgreens. Councilmember Larson asked about the flood lighting. Mr. Kohler replied the flood lighting was being requested as a desire ofWalgreens to present the building, but if the City did not want it, they could take off the lighting. Mayor Probst asked about the pole height. Mr. Kohler replied the pole height was 30 feet. He stated when they had lower poles, more poles were required. Councilmember Larson asked where the sidewalk was located. Mr. Kohler replied the sidewalk would be located along West County Road E and tied into the existing sidewalk. Mr. Gerker stated they would not object to having the sidewalk go around on Lexington Avenue if they wanted. Councilmember Larson stated that would be a nice addition. Councilmember Larson agreed with Mayor Probst regarding not having parking in front of Walgreens. He stated he would like to see a plan where the building was closer to the street with parking in the rear. He asked if there was any reason they could not look at a design that would pull the building closer to the street. Mr. Gerker replied the function of the building would not work very well that way because of the drive-in facility and the loading docks. He stated they had tried it once and it did not work and they were now trying to relocate that building.