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. . . ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 6 He recommended Council approve the request. Mayor Aplikowski asked how the plans were going to change. Diane Freeden, Chesapeake Companies, stated they did not have that information yet, but they had given the parameters provided by the City to their prospective clients. Councilmember Larson stated when this action was before them a year ago, he had indicated that would be the last time he would approve an extension. He noted it had been almost five years since the City had taken a thorough look at this and he believed the City should review this again. He suggested Council not give them a one year extension, but instead a six month extension and during this time the Planning Commission should look at the Master Plan PUD to see ifthere are changes that need to be made. Conncilmember Grant stated he looked at the Master Plan PUD as a marketing tool for the applicant. He believed a six month extension was unnecessary and he favored granting the one year extension. Mayor Aplikowski agreed and she would vote in favor of the one year extension. Councilmember Larson stated he did not believe the City was hanning the developer irrespective of what Council did here tonight. He indicated the developer had either a one year or six month extension. He stated he did not see where there was any harm to have the Planning Commission take another look at this. He believed that both the City and the developer would benefit from this. Peter Carlson, Chesapeake Companies, noted they did not like going through this every year either. He stated it was upon the City's suggestion that they decided to develop this property as PUD. He noted a PUD provided a guideline that was much more attractive to a corporate user. He indicated if they had to review the PUD again, this was an expensive proposal for them and there was no guarantee the City would grant it. He noted it was easier to market this property with a PUD in place. He stated, however, they would be willing to go through the review process, if requested. He indicated if they did not get a PUD, the City would end up with a lesser quality development because they would need to stay within the zoning requirements. He suggested they sit down with the City and go through the Master Plan PUD and talk about it without going through a formal review process. He indicated if the PUD needed to be modified, they were willing to do that right away. Council member Larson stated he was not contemplating going backwards on the PUD, but in four and a half years, things have changed and he believed a discussion about the PUD would be good. Peter Carlson, asked the Council grant the extension with the understanding that they were willing to work out any changes with the City. He stated he would like to avoid coming back here in a couple of months. He noted the final approval would have to come through the City anyway.