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. . . ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING - SEPTEMBER 22. 1997 7 MOTION: Malone moved and Keim seconded a motion to approve the Final Plans and Final Plat for Welsh Development Company, subject to the thirty-one (31) recommendations as indicated with the following changes: #16 add "approval of development agrcements prior to final plat", # 18 "approval of address by building official" and the addition of #32, "Park dedication to be resolved prior to issuance of building permit." Mayor Probst inquired whether an amendment should be added to address the vacation of 14th Street. Coullcilmember Malone accepted the amendment. The motion carried unanimously (4-0), 2. Purchase aud Sale Agreement, CitylWelsh Development Company, LLC Mr. Fritsinger stated the City has been negotiating for the past two years on development of the Gateway Business District, The developer has been in the process of obtaining rights of ownership to several parcels of property within the GBD, The subject property included in the attached Purchase and Sale Agreement includes several pieces of property, the largest of which is the former Kem Milling rendering plant, now owned by the City. There is also some property that needs to be acquired from Naegele that abuts the Phase II building, and Naegele is in the final stages of reviewing purchase agreements for this property, Mr. Fritsinger stated the purchase price for the Kem MilIing property is $408,640. The remaining $82,255 is to be forgiven and credited to the developer as a result of consideration for wetland mitigation being undertaken by the developer. The developer has indicated that he would like to receive reimbursement for several costs which, if approved by the City Council, affect the tinal sale price. These items include: Removal of Kem Milling foundation Removal of gas piping Removal of water main piping $61,405 $ 4,060 $ 8,210 Mr. Fritsinger stated the foundation was not removed when the Kem MilIing site was demolished, as it was not known at that time how the property would be developed in the future, Staff is attempting to receive a lower bid for this removal. Mr. Fritsinger stated the gas piping in question was thought to have been removed by the Federal government, as it is related to TCAAP gas lines and further suggested it may be appropriate for the City to consider paying for the costs of its removal. Me. Fritsinger stated the water main piping removal could also be paid for by the City, Mr. Fritsinger reported some design issues and some wetland issues have not yet been resolved, and no firm amounts are known at this time regarding those issues. The Naegele property, however, is expected to be acquired at the regular City Council meeting on September 29th.