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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 8, 2002 f.;-";:_.___i~,") /7\. r':.:; U~\.~,"r""~~ i 3 Mr. Murnane responded that every property they had dealt with had not gone thru an orderly transfer process; somc points and steps had been skipped; and, some not in the sequential order as indicated in any transfcr chronology. Grant also asked for an explanation regarding the narrowmg of roads and the lack of infrastructure for Stormwatcr system. Mr. Applebaunl rcsponded that the storm watcr ponding and piping systcm is not neccssarily applicable evcrywhere. Thcy try to deal with Stormwatcr as a resource and not as a waste product, and in some locations they havc bccn able to construct curbing that assists in protecting the road-bed. Council Member Grant asked if at thc Arbor Lakes project, which projects came first - the large scale retail format or the smaller retails bchind. The group responded that this was fairly typical, but at Arbor Lakes, they had previously dcsigned the smaller scalc rctail as a part of the largc scale format. City Council Member Larson askcd if large scale retail use is not part of the development of TCAPP, is OPUS still interested in this project. Mr. Murnane said they would still look at the TCAAP project, and bring in thcir main dcvclopment type, which is officc and commercial developmcnt. He also said thcy would not "kid thcmselves" as to what the City wanted. Council Member Larson asked, if the developmcnt IS primarily rcsidential, IS succcss still possible. Mr. Ncwman rcsponded by saying he believed that redevelopment can be supportcd primmily by residential developmcnt. Council Membcr Rcm asked about the time frame and what is rcalistic. Thc group responded that a Woodbury project required a 24-month delay, but thcy anticipate preliminary plat approval by August/September 2002, and are paticnt rcgarding this [TCAAP] project as well. Council Membcr Larson asked how they would get around a landlord that wants to release thc property with a clean-up Icvcl only to industrial standards. The group responded that therc are funds available [at the Congressional level] to assist in cleaning up a site to a higher standard, and they could look to Senator Dayton for assistance. Mr. Rockenstcin pointed out that there is a gap in land value; the Amry cannot market thc propcrty as commcrcial/residential standards, which would ultimately impact the valued that is detcrmincd for the property.