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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />WORKSESSION <br />MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1999 <br />4:45 P.M. - CITY HALL, 4364 WEST ROUND LAKE ROAD <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Dennis Probst called to order the City Council <br />Worksession at 4:58 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski, Gregg Larson, <br />Paul Malone, and Lois Rem; City Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; Assistant to the City <br />Administrator, Kevin Ringwald; Public Works Director, Dwayne Stafford; City Accountant, <br />Terrance Post; and Administrative Secretary, Sheila Stowell. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION ITEMS <br /> <br />a. Fox 29 Tower Discussion <br /> <br />Mr. Ringwald and Mr. Fritsinger reviewed the status of the Fox 29 Tower request, and sought <br />further direction from the City Council. <br /> <br />Mr. Ringwald advised Councilmembers that the Fox 29 group was in the process of preparing a <br />Purchase Agreement for the Vaughan property in the Gateway Business District for the purpose <br />of erecting a 1500 foot communications tower, including a 20 - 30,000 square foot accessory <br />building for equipment. The company was not anticipating on-site employees, therefore creating <br />no major traffic volume; and the future construction of a studio on the site was apparently no <br />longer being considered. <br /> <br />Mr. Ringwald stated that he and Mr. Fritsinger had made extensive inquiries during the last <br />several meetings with company owners and managers in addressing a variety of City concerns; <br />specifically public safety from ice build up, impacts on adjoining property values; and negative <br />impacts on future development. <br /> <br />Staff had requested company representatives to provide additional information to the City, in <br />addition to a thorough review of the City of Shoreview' s building records for a historical <br />perspective of ice darnage data, negative impacts on development in the area; property appraisals, <br />etc. It was staffs opinion that, while the firm would like to obtain a site on TCAAP, they were <br />willing to develop the Vaughan site as an alternative. Conversations between staff and TCAAP <br />representatives indicated no additional conversations had taken place with TCAAP officials. <br /> <br />Staff will be conducting an independent investigation of City of Shoreview building records, as <br />well as working with City Attorney Filla on the City of Arden Hills' existing ordinance and <br />original intent as it relates to specific heights; applicable federal legislation that may supercede <br />municipal ordinances; a replication of the City's ordinance history with any Special Use Permit <br />issuances; review of the City of Shoreview tower farm contract; the various options available to <br />the City; and the possible consideration of a moratorium. <br />