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<br />, .. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
<br /> Village of Arden Hills
<br /> Thursday, November 7, 1974 - 7:30 p.m.
<br /> Village Hall
<br /> Call to Order
<br /> llayor Crepeau called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
<br /> Roll Cell ~-
<br /> Present - Mayor Henry.J. Crepeau, Jr., Councilmen Stan Olmen, Charles Crichton,
<br /> James Wingert, William Feyereisen.
<br />. Absent - None.
<br /> Also Present - Councilman-elect Robert Woodburn, Attorney James Lynden, Engineer
<br /> Donald Lund, Treasurer Richard O'Kelly, Clerk Administrator Charlotte
<br /> . MeNiesh. Pl!rkB Director Jo~ !Sucltley. Deputy Clerk Dorothy Zelua.
<br /> Approval of Minutes: ,
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<br />~. City Election of November 5, 1974
<br /> Olmen moved, seconded by Feyereisen, that the Council approve the Minutes
<br /> of the City Election on November 5, 1974. as submitted; declaring Charlie
<br /> Crichton and Robert Woodburn elected Councilmen for terms of four years.
<br /> Motion carried unanimously.
<br /> Regular Council Meeting of October 28, 1974
<br /> Crichton moved, secDnded by Wingert, that the Qouncil approve the Minutes
<br /> of the Regular Council Meeting of October 28, 1974. as amended. Motion
<br /> carried unanimously.
<br /> ;;u&1neSS from the Floor:
<br /> C. G. Rein - Special Use Permit
<br /> Mr. RaDdy Samuelson, Vice President, C. G. Rein Co., introduced h~elf. and
<br /> acknowledged receipt of two registered letters from the City of Arden~lls -
<br /> one advising of the revocation of the Building Permits and the other ~vising that
<br /> the the Council was considering revocation of the Special Use Permit oecause of
<br />. significant deviations from the conditions set forth therein. Samuelson advised
<br /> that immediately after his receipt of these lette..rs,. he. instructed hisconstruc-
<br /> tion people to cease further operations; He claimed the job was shut. down as of
<br /> noon. Monday, Novenl\ler 4, -1974. Samuelson apologized for the violations which he
<br /> assured the Couneil were not intentional. He then introduced Mr. ~iehael Rich,
<br /> ellgineer for C. G. .1$1<1 eG.
<br /> Mr.. RiCh stated that although he felt C. (;. Rein WIlS not in violation of the
<br /> Zoning Ordbclllce. with :c""apect to sHeh matters as parking, 1,,,,<1 co....erage oy hui,ld-
<br /> ings, and op~n space cove7.~8e, it wall in violation of the conditions of the Special
<br /> U.e'permit through the realignment of th~ office building, change in the facing of
<br /> the 8hoppi~g center, change in the elevations of the shopping center, and 80 forth.
<br /> He advise<;l that theaQ\ changes lIe." aetualJ.y contained in the construction.drawings
<br /> which wera p"-e~e.nt",d to the Building Inspector but were not in the plane and specifi-
<br /> cations whiCh were approved by the Planning Co~~iseion and the Council both with
<br /> respect to the :l.BSt'8TilC~ of the Sped.,,-l Dse Per",it and the Building Permits. Al-
<br /> though he bilt that C. C. ReIn had ,O!"j.nta;.ncd the spir.it of the project, he a....lllitt~d
<br /> that- the changes were 00i: insignj,f:icaut and apologized to the Council.
<br /> CounCilman Feyereiaen then asked several questions of Messr.s. Rich and Samuelson.
<br /> Mr. Samuelson claimed individual responsiblity for the changes which were made
<br /> from the plans and specifications which were approved by the Council and the actual
<br /> construction drawings. Mr. Samuelson stated that this was the first shopping center
<br /> that C. G. Rein had ever done, but its inexperience was no excuse. He admitted
<br />-. that C. G. Rein was in error but did not make the changes intentionally. He advised
<br /> that when leasing a shopping center that is to be constructed, the plans have to be
<br />. flexible so as to meet tenant requirements. ~e said that the differences between
<br /> the plans occuJ:red oecall8a of tenant ~aquirr~~~~~ aiter approval of the plens by
<br /> the. Planning C~n~i$~icn and the Cocucil. ile 8',"Urll'.<l the COl'nci:_ that it had al~;aY/l
<br /> been the intention of his "C'..,,";;;'; ~" ..~.c..::..:;i .... a;;;;...c;;iv.. [.ffice build:lng ana
<br /> shopping cent.er which t;.:'CulC be. .'2.7:: .:-.:.:; ,-:.:;;.t. to Arden 'U. 118.
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<br /> l-!ayo); .eno"u." t1."11 a~k"ci >ir. llieh to zo throu:;h the e1gM: points contained in Planner
<br /> Fredlund's memDrandw~ which wae received by the Planning CommisEion on October 29,
<br /> .1974. Mr. Rich went through these eight points describing with respect to each point
<br /> the construction deviations. He advised that the ponding area had been re-oriented
<br /> because the principal tenant in,the shopping center wanted parking up close thereto.
<br /> He advised that C. G. Rein had not gone back to the Rice Creek Watershed District
<br /> to obtain ita approval of the.re-oriented ponding area. It ~as his feelL~g that
<br /> the ponding a.~ea ~ad the SlIlJlenet effect upon drainage ss the one origin.dly pI ann"
<br /> a!1.d approved OJ' tne Council. ' .
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