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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - MAY 29, 2001 5 . Councilmember Larson asked about the cost of acquiring these easements through condemnation. Mr. Filla responded he does not know the cost. He stated one of them was acquired when this area was still part of New Brighton. Mayor Probst stated given the development proposals for this parcel it is likely the city would be vacating these pieces of streets. He noted he is curious of the implications of that and asked if the Council would be looking at this again. Mr. Filla responded in the affirmative and noted the city would have to vacate the street that is now being dedicated. Mayor Probst asked what advantage it was to the developer in doing it now. Mr. Filla responded the developer wants to market this parcel and needs to show it is platted. He stated this is a step towards that goal. He suggested that condition three should be memorialized in some way. He noted the city should have the developer sign a restrictive covenant showing that the blocks would not be developed separately and that all parcels would be consolidated. Ms. Diane Fredeen, of the Chesapeake Companies, stated part of the reason for this approach is that they have a pending purchase agreement on the Morris property, but not on the other two sites. She noted state statute requires them to dedicate a road if there is an easement to the city. She added that when they have purchased all three sites then they would ask for a vacation on the dedication. She stated they have a closing date on the purchase of the Morris property and are still in negotiations on the other two sites. She noted they would eventually be combining all three into one property. . Mr. Filla asked if one condition of the purchase is that, the property would be platted. Ms. Fredeen responded in the affirmative. She stated it is related to the outlots. She noted the seller wanted legal title to the outlots. As no one else wished to appear, Mayor Probst closed the public hearing at 8:03 p.m. Mayor Probst stated a revised resolution states, "Those positions" should be replaced with "Those portions". MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a motion to approve Resolution #01-11 and Planning Case #01-09, final plat of the property located in the Northeast quadrant ofl-694 and 1-35W, for reasons outlined in Resolution #01-11 and subject to the following: the conditions stated in the staff report and an additional requirement that the Developer execute a restrictive covenant memorializing condition 3 as stated therein. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). 2. Case #01-12A, Manufacturers' Services, 4300 Round Lake Road, pun Amendment (Phase I Parking) . Mr. Lynch explained the applicant has requested the ability to expand the existing parking lot in two phases. He stated the Planning Commission recommended acceptance of the Phase I plan