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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 29, 2002 ['r'"" /":' ~'1'r' : ...: i ,~f" " i,,"~,~) ['I, ;,~~ r.' - ..~ IJ 9 6 reacting to the planning and he requested the residents be included in this planning process. He stated the residents were conccrned that thcy were going to also lose the tennis courts at Cummings Park for parking spaces. Pat Krerr, 1230 Wyncrest Court, expressed concern about the variance of 23 feet and that they should have the building at 55 feet as required by Code. He statcd it appeared Guidant was making the assumption that the road would be vacated. He stared Guidant was a good neighbor. Brad Kessler, 1251 Wyncrest Court, asked if the City had looked if the new road would be compatible to Fernwood being lost. Mayor Probst stated the City had made a commitment either directly or indirectly with regard ro what their anticipated plans were and they would give the residents the opportunity to comment about the plans. He stated this was not an approval of the vacation of Fcrnwood at this time. He stated he believed thc Training Center could be built on that site. He indicated he was comfortable with the approval of the Training Center site plan and the variances as approved, but stated Guidant still has work to do with the street vacation. Councilmember Larson stated the residents had concerns about the hcight of the buildings, but he believed this building was fairly consistent with the othcr building, and he believed this building was as far away from the neighborhood as possible. He stated he would support this proposal. Councilmember Aplikowski stated one of the concerns she was hearing was how would this impact Cummings Park. Mr. Parrish stated this was a misconception that was out there at this point, but he assured this was in no way relatcd to Cummings Park. Going forward it would alter access if thc street vacation proceeded forward, but in terms of parking, that issue had been earlier resolvcd by the Parks Department. He stated there was a solid easement in terms of parking, so it was unlikely the tennis courts would be eliminated. There was sufficient parking available under this cascment. MOTION: Councilmember Aplikowski moved and Councilmcmber Grant seconded a motion to authorize Planning Case 02-05, Guidant, Site Plan Review/Variance Request subject to fmdings and conditions confirmed within the staff memo. Councilmember Rem asked for clarification on the platting process. Mr. Parrish replied Guidant was in the process of preparing their Master PUD. Prior to that, thcy were looking to consolidate all of their parcels into onc parceL Mr. Parrish srated this information was also available on the City's web site. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). D. Planning Case 02-06: Pilgrim House, Special Use Permit Mr. Parrish explained applicant was requesting an amendment to their cxisting Special Use Permit to allow a daycarc facility at Pilgrim House. The Planning Commission recommended denial of the requesting fmding the proposed use of the Church was an accessory operation that would be