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<br />ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
<br />NOVEMBER 12,2002
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<br />Council Member Rem requested the information presented. tonight be placed on
<br />the City's website.
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<br />Jim Paulet. 1285 WyncrestCourt. stated he represented the neighborhood grollP
<br />that wQrkeq 'Vitn'qlJ,i,~t. lieinWGated the neighl:lQ!.'ho~ gfQ,\Ul' ,c!:\~st@4 Qf
<br />residents of the WYlU:rest Neigh,borhooq, which is IQCate.d 4irectly north of th~ .
<br />GuiqalltProperty. .1J~ statedthl;: gro.up hadco'me to,getherafulrattendilIg the o.p.el).
<br />meeting held oDMJu"ch7, 4()04, w~n Guidap.twweilecl their campus pl:w. At
<br />that time, they had IlUUly co.ncernsthai included traffic, building heightll, location
<br />o.fFemwo.od, ancl the no.tificati9u requirelll,ents that were hlcph~% tl~ stat~thl}X
<br />had requested and Guidant agreed to.tneet with the neighbo.rhood: H,e stateq oVer
<br />the summerth,ey hel<;l five meetings, which they felt were very productive. ..J;hl..
<br />noted Guidant waswiUing to. listen and respond. He indicated the resulting
<br />compromises werC?signiticant :wd was something hoth Gui<lant and n,eighbms,
<br />could live wi~h... He.reqyested. a co.py of the AUARstl1dy. . ,
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<br />Pat Krenn~1230 Wvncrest Court stated based on the past experi.ence,he
<br />req1ie~ted. that 'stonn wat~r runnmgfrom the Guidant prope.rty l}O,t ~~~ne4 int~,.
<br />Karth Lake. . . . ..
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<br />Ed Robinson. 1370 Colleen Avenue, stated his concern was how tros pl'o.PQsal
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<br />was going to impact t;I:<.\t'6c in the City. He noted Guidllnt was.aneXfell#n.t
<br />neighbor and he dj4 not Wallt to. oppose the expansion, but he did have a conc;ero
<br />regarding the rQa~potbeing llb.le to. handle the increase iIl1;rafqc. .l:l;e..no~I1l..~~,
<br />were no proposals for bUs stops, park and ride areas, or bus shdters. Hes1'<tt~,4
<br />Guidant was not. el1cow:;aging their employees to car pool or takepublict;r;ms.~
<br />which hebelie~eQ,woWHi~cted tht< City with severe congestion overtime.ij;e
<br />stated the ZO'lWJ;;G9d~s <ijd not relatt< to the kind of con&estion proble,w.s the-yo
<br />were facingaf this. hme. Ue asked if Gui<lant could avoid spt<n4ing sO~Q.f~
<br />mo.ney they were propQsing to spend on parking ramps and instead, work with the
<br />MetropQlitan Copncilto enCQmage their employees to uSe pnblic transit. lie a::!k,..ttd
<br />if the City would be better o.ff by accommodating Guidant, with respect to ~..
<br />traffic.
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<br />Gene Scales. 4136. J~mes Circle. asked if the AUAR comments co~Mp,e
<br />extended a couple' of d,ays. '
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