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~~[~~i 14 Arden Hills Planninl1 Commission - March 3. 1999 Commission on Planning Cases #98-30 and #98-37. e Councilmember Malone stated that the transfer ceremony for the Arsenal is still scheduled for March 15,1999 and the lease for the City Hall is in process. Councilmember Malone stated that the County intends to give Lake Johanna Boulevard back to the City. This is being done through a process in which roads have been given to the County by the State and the Cormty in turn is giving some of them back to the City. The City of Arden Hills does not want to acquire Lake Johanna Boulevard as it will need to be rebuilt and there is insufficient right-of-way on the south side. The City is hoping to acquire New Brighton Road as an alternative. Councilmember Malone stated that the Indykiewicz property purchase has not yet closed. The property owners have requested an additional $500 for assessment costs. Councilmember Malone stated that Siloreview is hoping to develop the property north of Cormty Road I to Cormty Road J with a variety of mixed uses. The access to this development would be offI35W and there is a plan to rebuild the intersection. When the traffic study was done for this area, the future traffic from the Arsenal was not considered and the City of Arden Hills believes that the access to the Arsenal will be problematic. The City has asked that the Arsenal be included in the enyironmental impact statement. COMMISSION COMMENTS e Acting Chair Nel~on confirmed that, when the Planning Commission denies a proposal by an applicant and approves an alternative option, as was done this evening, the applicant has the ability to present the City Council with other options for approval. Cormcilmember Malone stated that this was correct. Councilmember Galatowitsch asked if the City Cormcil reads the minutes of the previous Planning Commission meetings. Cormcilmember Malone stated that the Planning Commission meeting minutes and Planning Cases are included in the City Cormcil meeting packets and they are read. ; Commissioner Galatowitsch asked for a status on the Comprehensive Plan update. Ms. Randall explained that the .Comprehensive Plan is pending Metropolitan Cormcil decision. She stated that following the ten-day review, the Metropolitan Cormcil had not indicated that anything was missing and the 60-day review period is close to an end. Commissioner Galatowitsch asked if any comments had been received from the neighboring communities regarding the Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Randall stated that the City had received no negative comments from the surrormding communities. Commissioner Duchenes asked for the status of the shared grant with New Brighton and .- Roseville for Cormty Road D. Ms. Randall stated she was not aware of the progress of this grant ., request. She stated that the I35W Coalition received the GIS grant. This grant will include additional software.