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. siB . CONCLUSIONS FROM ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO 1997 After reading the minutes of the Planning Commission on May 1, 1985 and the minutes of the City Council on May 5. 1985. it is apparent to us that considerable discussion was focused on the issue of exterior surface materials. However. all discussion appears to be exclusive to Stage I. There is no evidence that identifies, infers or limits exterior surface materials for succeeding stages. except the removal of the dry-vit walls during construction of Stage III. CHRONICLING OF STAGE II ACTIVITIES BEGINNING IN 1997 In ~arJy C,97, "<o,th Hei3'ts Lut"er"n 'hurc" s~jected G ,nesis Arch;: 'cture and Welsp Construction to proceed with preliminary and final drawings, and begin construction in the spring. During the early months there was considerable discussion on the exterior treatment of the Activity Center. It was determined there was a need to separate the Activity Center, architecturally, from the remaining structure. It seemed important to "break-up" the monotony of a single surface material on such a large structure. The current trend is to treat the exterior surfaces on larger buildings with a variety of surface materials. Therefore it seemed appropriate to use a combination of materials, primarily brick with architectural pre-cast wall panels, and standing-seam metal roof' March 4. 1997 Land Develooment Aoolication -. Welsh Construction submitted preliminary plans for Land Development Application and requested to be placed on the April 2, 1997 Planning Commission agenda. Aoril2. 1997 Planning Commission Meeting Agenda North Heights Lutheran Church was placed on the agenda and identified as Case #97-05, - requesting an approval to the previously approved amendment to Planning Case 84-21. Within the package of information presented to the City of Arden Hills were two pages identified - Exhibit A Pa~~ 7 ancl Page 8 of to Pages. Qn both r'".ges, just above the title Family Life Center - Addition, is a clearly written statement "Face of Existing Building - Brick is to match existing and other materials of addition are to match or be similar to existing building." I On page 4, Item 5 of that same report there is a paragraph entitled Building. "The exterior of the proposed building addition consists of face brick which will match the brick on the existing I portion of the building, The two cupola's will match the prefinished standing seam metal roof that was used on the existing roof. The building will be fully sprinkereled," I This Item 5, Page 4 is not a false statement; it is an incomplete statement. It is important to understand this paragraph was not written by North Heights Lutheran Church, it was written by the Staff for the Planning Commission. It appears that pages 7 and 8 of Exhibit A were not I properly reviewed, or, the Staff failed to transcribe that information completely in the summary in Item 5. This is where the miscommunication appears to begin. This miscommunication begins, however, as an internal communication between the Staff and the Planning Commission and not between North Heights Lutheran Church and the Planning Commission. I Further, it appears clear to us that the Planning Commission was not aware of the statement on botr d"....ings : ientifi ,d as Exhihit A f..ge 7 a ld Pag, 8. and, N'Jrrh ~'eights I uthera 1 Church ~ was not aware that the Planning Commission was unaware of that statement. 3 J.:\cily (lfanlo:n hil1sUrdnhls I