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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION October 18, 2004 7 . Councilmember Holden requested that the City Council send a thank you letter to Odd Fellows- St. Paul Lodge No. 2 for allowing residents to use their parking lot during the street reconstruction proj ect. Councilmember Grant asked the City Engineer to review the Edgewater storm water drain in the alleyway. It appears the drain is slightly upgrade. Engineer Brown noted that the grade should be fairly level. Councilmember Holden wondered how many trail signs are scheduled for removal? Operations and Maintenance Director Moore stated that 10 to 12 existing signs will be removed and replaced. Councilmember Holden asked what the City receives for $21,0007 Mr. Moore said that the $2 I ,000 will cover 3 I new park trail signs and installation. Mr. Siddiqui asked the City Council if staff should bring a formalS year CIP and the Utility Rate Study to the next City Council meeting for adoption. Council agreed that the proposed five year CIP and the Utility Rate Study should be placed on . the agenda at the next meeting. Mayor Aplikowski stated that the City Council would also like to receive a neighborhood project map along with the proposed 5 year CIP. Review of Old City Hall Purchase Offer Community Development Director Scott Clark provided a brief overview of the purchase offer that Royal Oaks Construction made to the City for the old City Hall location. Royal Oaks has made an offer to the City of$1 million dollars for this location. This amount equals to $3.80 per square foot based on approximately six acres of developable land. The proposal that was submitted by Royal Oaks is to construct three unit office condominiums ranging in size from 4,500 to 6,500 square feet. The proposal is based upon the square footage of constructible property ($25.00 per square foot of constructed office space). Community Development Director Clark asked the City Council if the proposed usage of this land is acceptable. City staff could have an appraisal done on the old City Hall site. This, in turn, would include completing a Phase I environmental analysis. Councilmember Holden asked if it is common to buy property on the basis of constructability. Mr. Clark noted that it is acceptable but it is more common on residential projects. . Councilmember Holden reviewed past meeting minutes and did not find any discussion pertaining to proposed property uses for this site.