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<br />ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - OCTOBER 2, 2002
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<br />Staff reviewe9 ~ report dated Septem1;aer 29, 2002 and recommended approval of the _
<br />preliminluy ,plat ,and planned unit, master plap with coIlditions and recommen9ations as _
<br />outlined in their report.
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<br />Chair Sand invited applicant to make comment.
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<br />Dave Reimer of Guidlmt Corporation,and)udd Brasch, architect, presented ~ proposed
<br />revised Master Campus Plan.
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<br />Mr. Brasch stated they had worked with the neighborhood regarding this concerns and
<br />this Ilew pllw ad<1resSedlm\Dy pftbose co!1~. a:j)<$~t,W;y lm4elimirn!.ted 113,000
<br />square feet of ptlice splICe lIIlq 4,52 parki!l8,gp,lICeji. He l$~, they lwJ.lowered btillding
<br />heights at ,the perimeter of the siq, II(I,q inc;r~ heights lI.t the ~c;r. He stated they bad
<br />decreased some of theatrtlctqreheights bypll\CiIlg some oUbepadOO,g levels below
<br />grade. '
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<br />Comnrlssioner Bez4icf$: arrived lit 7:23 N>>.
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<br />Mr. Brasch addressed the traffic issu!lll th!It had been brol,tght I,tp. He noted they had
<br />provi4e4 aMi~qnal aqces~ 1IWl, JlI~ a\p!ffie coJJtrol@v'io:;e at t,W; intm'Sel:tion to
<br />allow the residents to' get . onto the roll4~ly.ile~ G~t would rebl,tiW
<br />Cummings Park Drive (Guid;mt DriveNorth) prior to it being bmIed over to the City.
<br />With respect to the lighting issues, be, statedtheY,hfll:r~ "!vi~the plllll. wbi.ch would
<br />llllow for suffici.ent lighting for safety, but notba.ve excesS lighting. ae stated they would _
<br />be vl!Cll.ting Fer:nWQ9d AVenue to nmc.e it a ClIlllJIusc\riv~pJ!<yam. He stated they -
<br />would be narrOwing the street to redUCe speed and the resiclerJtsw.Qqld stillbe 3Ple to use
<br />the road, except Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. He indil;llted Guidant had
<br />purchased the Nestle property, lIIl4 4m;iJlg,the p.rpce~'~'ll&!lll,isitiono,f this property, the
<br />40 foot high batch tower was removed and some of the UUWle9 bit,wuinous was turned
<br />into green :mat;e. ,tw fevi~c;d. the QW,~'s sc~e ll!ld. j.pdi!;.ate.dtJ.;l.ey were. op track.
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<br />Chair Sand asked when Guld;mt Was plaJ)t)jngt9,~~tfaffi<; itn~N'~ts tQ Femwood
<br />Aven!le. Mr. Parrish replied traffic imprOvem.entsto Fernwo04 Avenl,te were not
<br />ad.dressedm tbe,phasingphut b~e, FQI1\woQ!). AV~W9ll4lIlQt be a public street
<br />once the preliminary plat w~aimmved!.ije'in4iAAi:ed~hlltblld been discussed was thll.t
<br />FQI1\wood Aven!le would be maintained 'in its CtlI'rel).t state until the training center began
<br />construction and theQ. lI.t. ,that, time! ,sbPrtly ~. ~iwPfQvQ.tWl).tll w Cummings Park
<br />Drive, FQI1\wOQd woul\l, pe l)atTQweq, d9J!\TP,but ij mj~P\l',3PP.rpp-riate to make this one
<br />of the conditiQDS.
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<br />Mr. Brasch stated they had not decided when they woulq be IllIffOwing FQI1\wood, but it
<br />might be done around the same time as the training center construction.
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