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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETlNG MINUTES .JUNE 27,2005 6 . being acceptable, but there was some give and take on this development, including the additional landscaping, pitched roof, brick on the columns, and the monument sign. Hc bclieved this was a good compromise and would be a nice development. Mayor ApIikowski stated if thcy were being required to use something other than EFIS, Council needed to specifically state what type of material they needed to use. Councilmember Larson stated the City had established a standard and it needed to bc adhered to. Hc indicatcd they needed to enforce their standards. Mayor ApIikowski stated if Councilmember Larson wantcd them to use a different material, he had to state what kind of material should be used. Councilmember Larson stated he did not want to limit the developer to specific materials, but rather give them flexibility to work with staff on a material that would work better. Mayor Aplikowski stated shc did not understand tlle EFIS criteria because it was a useful building material in small amounts. . Mr. Sacco stated they had worked hard on this site plan and the landscaping had been the main issue, which they had workcd with staff to add the additional landscaping. He indicated he was not even sure the building would be seen from the road bccause of the additional landscaping being required. He asked Council take that into consideration. He asked if Council wanted a di fferent building material, could they cut back on some of the landscaping. He noted the landscaping was an amazing amount of money. He stated there was a small amount ofEFIS being used on the building and he believed the additional landscaping was a good compromisc. Councilmember Grant asked if this was the same design being used in other commullities. Mr. Sacco stated this was the same design as uscd in Shakopee and Chaska. Councilmember Grant asked if applicant anticipated larger trucks using this facility. Mr. Sacco stated they had no interest in servicing large diesel trucks, but they would serve the smaller trucks, such as FedEx and UPS trucks, as well as residential diesel cars and trucks. Conncilmember Grant stated he would not want the City Forcstcr to require tllat a healthy tree remain because not all healthy trees are attractive. He stated he wanted to change requirement 2 to read: "To save as many existing quality, well placed, and healthy trees as possible." MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Mayor Aplikowski seconded a motion to approve Planning Case 05-13: Holiday Station Stores, Inc. with the recommended revised conditions of approval, with a change to item 2 to read: "save as many cxisting, wcll placed, and healthy trees as possible". . Councilmember Holden asked if it was the City's requirement tor the caliper inches for tl1e trees. Mr. HeIlegers replied the City wanted additional landscaping to ensure that the lighting would 6