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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 10, 2025 8 worked with City staff. Or would an easement have to be defined in order for the signs to be installed. She indicated she would want this clarification from the City Council. Councilmember Weber stated he was satisfied with an assurance the representative would speak with the property owner regarding the sign easement. He reiterated that this item has been available for Council’s review for the past month and he did not believe it was reasonable to hold it up. Councilmember Holden commented this item may have been available for one month, but she did not believe the Councilmembers read every single item that was presented to the PTRC, the EDC or Planning Commission. She apologized that she had not taken action sooner, but she believed now was the time to ask for an easement. She supported staff speaking with the property owner and not the sign representative. Mayor Grant indicated the Councilmember Holden could not meet privately with the City Council to discuss this matter prior to this meeting because this would violate the open meeting law. He reported this was the Council’s first opportunity to discuss this request. Councilmember Weber stated he understood this was not an open meeting law item. He commented the matter at hand was reaching out to applicant in a reasonable amount of time regarding the easement request. Mayor Grant explained he did not have a problem with Councilmember Monson’s proposed amendment, except for the work with reference. He suggested the language be changed to obtain an easement. He reported PUD amendments allow for give and take, which was why large developments like this request flexibility with the understanding the City also has the opportunity to ask for something in exchange. Councilmember Monson stated she was of the opinion it would be too difficult to draft a condition at this meeting and noted she did not support denying the request if the applicant opposed the easement. She recommended the item be moved forward and that direction be given to staff to reach out to the owner to see if there was a separate pathway forward for the sign easement. Mayor Grant indicated he would be in favor of tabling action on this item in order to allow staff to have discussions with the property owner. Mr. Ferarro stated he believed his request was very elementary, noting three signs were approved as part of the PUD. He indicated he was not asking for any more than three signs, but rather he was asking for what code allows for logistic purposes. Mayor Grant reported the Council has not had a lot of discussion regarding the requested signs because the Council did not object to the signs.