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. ~ ~~~ ~ ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING - SEPTEMBER 22 1997 7 I .- MOTION: Malone movcd and Keim seconded a motion to approvc the Final Plans and Final Plat for Welsh Dcvclopment Company, subject to the thirty-one (31) recommendations as indicated with thc following changes: #16 add "approval of development agrccmcnts prior to final plat", # 18 "approval of address by building I official" and the addition of #32, "Park dedication to bc resolvcd prior to issuance of building permit." I Mayor Probst inquired whether an amendmcnt should be addcd to address thc vacation of 14th Street. Councilmember Malone accepted the amendment. . The motion carried unanimously (4-0). . 2, Purchase and Sale Agreement, City/Welsh Development Company, LLC Mr. Fritsinger stated the City has been ncgotiating for the past two years on development of the . Gateway Business District. The dcveloper has been in the process of obtaining rights of ownership to scveral parcels of propcrty within the GBD. The subject propcrty included in the attached Purchase and Salc Agrccment includes several picces ofpropcrty, the largcst of which is I the former Kem Milling rcndcring plant, now owncd by the City. Therc is also some property that needs to be acquired from Naegelc that abuts the Phase II building, and Nacgele is in thc final stages of reviewing purchasc agrcemcnts for this property. Ie Mr. Fritsingcr stated the purchase price for the Kem Milling property is $408,640. The remaining $85,255 is to be forgiven and credited to the developer as a result of consideration for I wetland mitigation bcing undertaken by thc dcvelopcr. Thc dcveloper has indicated that hc would like to receive rcimburscmcnt for scveral costs which, if approved by the City Council, I affect the final sale pricc. Thcse items includc: Removal of Kem Milling foundation $61,405 I Removal of gas piping $ 4,060 Removal ofwatcr main piping $ 8,210 I Mr. Fritsinger stated the foundation was not removed whcn the Kem Milling site was demolished, as it was not known at that time how thc propcrty would be developcd in the future. Staff is attempting to receive a lower bid for this removal. I Mr. Fritsinger statcd thc gas piping in question was thought to have been removed by the Fedcral government, as it is related to TCAAP gas lincs and further suggested it may be appropriate for I the City to consider paying for the costs of its removal. Mr. Fritsinger statcd thc watcr main piping removal could also bc paid for by the City, I Mr. Fritsingcr reported some dcsign issucs and some wetland issucs have not yet been rcsolved, .. and no firm amounts are known at this time regarding those issues. The Naegelc propcrty, however, is expected to be acquired at the rcgular City Council mceting on September 29th. .