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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - FEBRUARY 26,2001 16 . Councilmember Larson stated there was a Parks and Trail Committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow night. Councilmember Aplikowski stated she had attended a conference last week regarding alternative methods of road improvements and the Rice Creek Watershed District would be interested in speaking with the Council about their road pavement plan and suggested that for one of the future sessions, they have her come in and talk to them. Councilmember Aplikowski stated she got a call this afternoon from Jackie Kreschback(?sp). asking if the City would be interested in a tri-city potluck on the arsenal site in August, 2001. It would be the various historical societies coming together to do a program and a possible tour. She suggested they could have the potluck outside the new City Hall weather permitting. Mayor Probst suggested having this potluck as a part of the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new City Hall sometime in September, 2001. Councilmember Aplikowski replied they were definite on the August 2, 2001 date. She stated she would ask Ms. Kreschback if a September date would work. Council decided August 2, 2001 would not be a good date for this potluck. Councilmember Rem stated the Newsletter Committee was meeting on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. . Mayor Probst commented on the arsenal and asked that over the next several meeting they try to arrive early prior to the Council meetings to discuss this issue. He suggested the first and last meeting of March to discuss this issue. Mayor Probst asked the following be kept in mind: Attempts being made to get together with the 35W coalition regarding special funding to allow them to move forward and the MnDOT interest in the arsenal. Mayor Probst asked staff to pursue easements across the back of the current City Hall to completed the trail loop. Mr. Lynch replied he believed they had obtained an easement from the Nott Co. and the City was waiting for signatures and the declaration of intent that they would not be asking for any money. He indicated they were pursuing the rest of the easements. Mayor Probst asked staff to look at the right-of-way Ordinance, and revisiting the variance procedure by looking at the City of Roseville's procedures. Councilmember Larson asked how they were going to address the Walgreens development again. . Mayor Probst replied he would like a second opinion regarding the traffic analysis taking into consideration the new developments that were being proposed. He asked that someone look at how the site was really working. He did not like the idea of having to drive through the parking lot to get around the site.