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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~~HILLS <br /> <br />DRAFT <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />MONDAY, MARCH 15,2004,4:45 P.M. <br />CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Call To Order <br /> <br />Mayor Aplikowski called the meeting to order at 4:45 p.m. Present: Councilmembers David <br />Grant, Brenda Holden, Gregg Larson, and Lois Rem. <br /> <br />Staff present: Administrator, Michelle Wolfe; Operations & Maintenance Director, Thomas J. <br />Moore; Planner, Peter Hellegers; and Finance Director, Murtuza Siddiqui. <br /> <br />2.A. Arden Hills Armv Traininl! Site Update <br /> <br />LTC (P) Richard Weaver and MAJ Scott St. Sauver of the AHATS group made the presentation <br />to the Council. LTC Weaver provided an overview of the AHATS vision and tbeir short term <br />goals. LTC Weaver indicated that the current site is thc premier inactive duty site and at a given <br />time the location is a training site for up to six thousand personnel. MAJ St. Sauver provided the <br />Council with an overview of their operations. He indicated that currently there is no usage of <br />live fire. He also mentioned that the AHATS site is used by MNDOT, DNR, and Law <br />Enforcement agencies for various training purposes. LTC Weaver talked about the fencing on <br />the western boundary. A qucstion was asked about the type of fencing and the response was that <br />they will check on the rcgulatory requirements. They will also look at options to buffcr the <br />noise. MAJ St. Sauver mentioned that they want to be proactive rather than reactivc to the <br />conccrns of the Council. MAJ St. Sauver indicated that they need to know the City's desire for <br />fencing so that they can take it under consideration. It was also mentioned that Arden Hills will <br />see more military traffic coming through Hamline Avenue in the near future. <br /> <br />Mr. Marty Skoglund gave an overview of the environmental program. <br /> <br />LTC Weaver indicated that they plan on being at the current site for a "long time" and mentioned <br />that it is a crucial site for "training readiness". <br /> <br />MAJ St. Sauver said that most of the buildings on the site will be demolished over the next ten <br />years. <br /> <br />MAl St. Sauver and LTC Weaver both expressed a strong intercst in the joint recreational <br />facility. <br /> <br />\ \Earth \Admin\Council\Minutes\ W orksession \2004\03-l5-04.doc <br />