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<br />" ARDEN HILLS REGUL1ffi.CITY COUNCIL MEETING MiNuTES
<br />NOVEMBER 12, 2002
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<br />COlltlCil Memb~ Rem requ~stl'4 the information pwsented tonight be placed on
<br />the City's website. '
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<br />Jim Paulet., 1285 Wvnerest Court. stated he represented the neighborhood group
<br />that, vvorke9 with ,. QI~~<!~. '.jJ~. jn9ic~t!'l<i.tpenej,&h90fhQoA ,grQuP ~Qnllisted of
<br />resi*nts of the Wyt},~rest N~jgb.llQJ"b()Qd, wbWb, is 19C;tt%lAlrectly north of the
<br />GuiWmtPropertY.~e. stateq~~QuphadcQ~,t,9~~tl1er~attending the Op,en
<br />meeting held on March 7.,~AOZ" w~Guid<mtW:Weile<1th~ir campu.s plan, At
<br />that time, they hadUJaIiy concerns that inclu<led traffic, building heights, location
<br />of Femwooo, and the notificatiQn~~~~l'l~tlliU,w:~~.w.pl3ce. J:lesW:~they
<br />had requested and Guidant agreoo tomeefWitli the neighborhood. He stated over
<br />the summer they hj.':J<l pve ~tingl1, wbichl:l\ey felt were very produ.ctive. lie
<br />noted Guidant was willing to listen and respond. 'He indicated the resulting
<br />col1lR~omisesW~e,,~~i,J.'ic!:lP( ~was aQmetbiH~.,.bpth Gni~t <woe! nei~hbQrs
<br />,cow<l}ive ' with., ,ae'req\Jest~,~coPY of~^WJ\Jt ~y. '
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<br />. Pat. f{relln~" 1230'Y.~~~~~ CO!lrt.~tated b~ed on the past experience, he
<br />requested that storm water running from the Ouidantpr~~nQt~~<J.~ into
<br />Karth Lake.
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<br />Ed Robinson. 1370 Colleen Avenue. stated bis COnCern Was how this proposal
<br />was 80mg to 'impa,c't'ttafflc"w'the' City. He~4~W!lS;}!\n excellent
<br />neighbor an<l he <lid not want to oppose the expl!Jision,btit he did'have a concern
<br />re8ll1'ding the, fQa~~'.~~, ~.~.,bilJ},~tlw"inRJ:~~ i~tra.N~.ij~JM)~there
<br />were no proposals for bus stops, parle and ride areas, or bus shelters. He stated
<br />Guidantwas nott;Dcow-a~g t1\liir ,~JQMe~tQ ,~' popl ol't*e pu.blic, transit,
<br />whi~-l1 be,,!>eliey.ed, woyld'i~l!.cte4m~Ci~,~. severe Ct>ngestion ~)Ver time. He
<br />stated the, Zo~ (;~S djd,t)ot rel~ JPth~,k;iI,ld {If conges,tjon p.foblems they
<br />were facing at this time. Jlyasked,if Gui4i'!vt CQuld lJ.void &pen4ing some ofthe
<br />money they were proposing to spt:nd on parking ramps and instead, work with the
<br />Me:tT<1poHt<m.Co\Ulcil to enC9\lrage tbeir,emploYee~tousepl)blic, transit. He asked
<br />if the City would be better off by accommodating Guidant, with respect to the
<br />traffic.
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<br />Gene Scales, 4136 J~mes qrcl~ as~ed if the ADAR comments could be
<br />. extende<lacQl,Iple9fdaYl>.
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