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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 12, 1999 8 . With regard to the acquisition of the lndykiewicz parcel at Round Lake Road, Phase I, Mr. Post stated that the City of Arden Hills has made an offer to Mr. lndykiewicz for the dirt inventory. Mr. lndykiewicz and his attorney have questioned the quantity calculation of the cubic yards of black dirt. Mr. lndykiewicz's opinion was that if the fill were processed there would be more yards. Per the original purchase agreement, a remedy exists if agreement on this issue cannot be reached. Therefore, both parties will be obligated to go to binding arbitration in the near future. Mr. Post stated that the City staff had recently received a draft copy of the City of New Brighton Comprehensive Plan. The City of Arden Hills has been asked to review the Comprehensive Plan and submit any comments to the City of New Brigbton before the middle of November, 1999. Mr. Post stated that copies of this Comprebensive Plan would be made available to the City Council if they wished to review it. Mr. Post stated that the status of the Old Highway 10 water main had been raised by one of the Councilmembers during a conversation. Mr. Post indicated that City staff was awaiting data from City Engineer Brown prior to conducting an information hearing to identify what potential special assessments may be. Mr. Post anticipated that preliminary assessment information would be mailed in the near future. Mr. Post stated that the Highways 96/10 discussion had been tentatively planned as an agenda item for the next Council W orksession. If there is a consensus among the Councilmembers, the . item will be brought to the October 25, 1999 Council meeting with a recommendation to be forwarded to Ramsey County. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE LIAISON ACTIVITY REPORTS Councilmember Larson stated that, due to extenuating circumstances of a member of the Newsletter Committee, the Committee has delayed publication of the next issue until December, 1999 with the next issue being published in January, 2000. Councilmember Malone suggested that the City Council review the minutes Irom the October 5, 1999 Planning Commission meeting. He stated that Midway National Bank had been approved for a generator with a cedar wood fence for screening. This generator would be obvious from Red Fox Road and staff had recommended a block wall be used for screening. The applicant had been asked the cost difference between the two enclosures and had indicated that tI1e block wall would cost $14,000 more than the cedar wood fence. Therefbre, the Plarming Commission had approved the cedar wood fence, even though the applicant had expressed a willingness to construct the recommended block wall. Councilmember Malone stated that he may not be available to attend the October 25, 1999 Regular Council meeting. . Councilmember Malone stated that he will be resigning tram the City Council as ofthe end of November, 1999.