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. MEETING MINUTES JOINT WORKSESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2000, 4:45 P.M. Acting Mayor Gregg Larson called the meeting to order at 4:52 p.m. Those present included Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski, David Grant and Lois Rem. Staff present included City Administrator, Joe Lynch; Public Works Director, Dwayne Stafford; Parks and Recreation Director, Tom Moore; Building Inspector, David Scherbel; Associate Planner, Nancy Randall; Recreation Program Supervisor, Michelle Olson; and Recording Secretary, Sheila Stowell. Both Mayor Probst and City Accountant, Terry Post, were on vacation. a. TKDA Presentation. Maintenance Facility Space Needs Study Mr. Dean Johnson, of the firm Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson & Associates, Inc. (TKDA), presented a summary of the space needs study perfoIDled by his orgaIlization for the proposed maintenance facility. This study was an update and revision of the original study performed in 1992. Mr. Johnson also briefly reviewed the Ramsey County plan, advising that Mr. Bob . Webber was the new County contact, since Mr. Kirkwold had accepted the position of County Manager. Mr. Johnson emphasized the areas most receptive to potential shared services. Mr. Johnson stated that the next step might be for the City and County to meet to discuss a possible combined use facility, and determine a resulting timetable for further design processes. City Administrator Lynch asked ifthe Ramsey County Board of Commissioners had been made aware of the City of Arden Hills' zoning requirements related to setbacks, screening, and open storage on the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) property. Mr. Johnson stated that the COWlty was aware that their current design criteria did not meet the City's existing zoning requirements, and further indicated that the County was in the process of surveying the TCAAP property to obtain a legal description. Acting Mayor Larson referred to the Hennepin County facility in Medina, and stated that the City would likc to encourage Ramsey County to carefully consider the aesthetics of a similar facility if it was to be situated on the TCAAP site aIld due to it's prime visual impact within the community of Arden Hills. Mr. Johnson identified the next step in tile process for the proposed maintenance facility was for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners to determine whether or not to continue the design as a single entity, allocate funds and pursue the next design step. .