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<br />. " <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - OCTOBER 2, 2002 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Staff reviewed theirrepQrtdated September 26, 2002 aIld recommended approval of tlIe <br />preliminarypl;Uand planned unit master plan with conditions and reconunendatiol)S as <br />outlined in their report. <br /> <br />Chair Sand invited applicant to make conunent. <br /> <br />Da.ve Reimer of Gui<btnt CorporatiQn, and Judd Bra,sch, architect, presented the proposed <br />revised Master Gamws PI;tn. <br /> <br />. -,. <br />Mr, Brasch statcxltlIey 111ld worked with the neighborhQod regarding this coni;ernsancl <br />thill nl{W pI!!>>, ad-dre!l8.e~tnJlU1Y9fthosecQl1cems,B;~ smtedtbey hMelimiJ\ated U3,000 <br />sqP!\fe. feet Qf Q(tice SV,llCC aIlcl 452 parking spacll$, H-\l sta,ted tIuly ha..d 19were,d lmilding <br />~igh~ll.t thepe,rimeter oft1:le ~ite !lAd in<;reased heights at the center. He. stated..they l1ll4 <br />decreased some of tlIe~tJ:\JCWe heights by placing some of tlw pmiQng ~ve~ below <br />grade. . <br /> <br />CQmmisSiQner ae.-:4ice~arriVed a,t 7:23 p.m. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mi-.Brasch addressed the tmftic issues th!It had been bropght up. lJe noted they had <br />pt"Qvi4edadditjqAAl. a!;Ce$~~an4. placed a tpI.ffli; cQ,ntt"QI devic.e at thein~ti(Jn to <br />allow the resid.ents to get Onto the t"Qaq easUy. B;e st;lted GujdaI\t WQuld .rdmild <br />CuQ:unings Par!\: {)rive (Guidant Drive North) prior to it being turned over tQ the City. <br />With respect t9 the lighting issues, he stated t1Jey h;Id.. iJlso revi&e4 tJ:w. pl;m w;l)i.<;hwould <br />allQW for spfficient lighting for safety, "Pt not ha,ve excess lig!1ting. lJe stated tlWY'Y!)':!]d <br />be vac;lting Fern",Q9d AveIlye to. nlake it a CaIIlpus' drive/bl;l!llevar4. He stated they <br />would he ruin-owing tIul street to reduce speed aIldthe residents WQq!.P still be a'* tQ ~e <br />the t"Qad, except Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. to 6:00p.m. fle indicated Gui4ant bad <br />purchased the Nestle prQperty, and during the process Qf acquisitiQn of this Pf()P~y, tb.e <br />4() foot high ha,tch tower was remQved and some of the un!l&.ed biWUiUQII$ W<I$ tpm,ed <br />intQ gr~ ~lli;e..lf,.erevil;Wl},d tJIp Gujl,W.nt's $.l\e!;Iuje <md in4U;!Ited~eyw~e OJ!, t:!:i!Ck. <br /> <br />Chair Sll!1l;!aske4 when Gllidant was pI lIMing tQ.ma,k.etraffic imlm:lVem~n,tstoF~W99d, <br />Avenpe. Mr. Parrish replied traffic improvements to Femwood AveUlle were. Qot <br />a<J.,dres~in thepj1asing plaI\Qeg.\l$e FemwQ04 A v\Wlle wQl!Jd nQt be a pubJ,ic street <br />once the prelimiulliypW; Wl!$ llilllroyed lJe indicated w,hat h",d been discussed W<I$ 1h3t <br />Femwood Avenue would be maintajned in its current state until the training c.enter began <br />COnstrui;tjQn a.nq men .l!1that time, sbortlyafter IRe inlProVliments tQ CUUlJl1in~Pl!lt <br />Drive, FemwoQ4 w:ollld.l1e I)jIl"fQweddQWl\, but i.t might be <lPprop.riate tQ make thisQlle <br />of the conditiQns. .' . . . . . '.' '.. .. . <br /> <br />Mr. Brasch stated they hM not decided when they wQul4 be nwrowing FemwQQ<1, hilt it <br />might be done around the same time as the training center construction. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Chair Sand ask:ed if Cummings Park: Drive would be done next year, if this was <br />appt"Qved. Mr. Brasch replied that was correct. <br /> <br />Chair Sand ask:ed at which phase Femwood Drive would be recontigwed. Mr. arall~h <br />replied there were several issues that needed to be Mdress!ed inclpding elernica1 aIld <br />water issues, but they WQuld not be restricting traffic Qn FemwoQd lffitil the ~ffi.c lights, <br />