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. . . ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MAY 24, 2004 3 Mayor Aplikowski replied she understood this was an amendment to a PUD and she did not believe those studies were required in this situation, Mr. Filla stated the kind of development being proposed here was not the kind of development that met the thresholds of an Environmental Impact Statement. He noted he would look at those requirements again to see if they would be required, but he did not believe it would meet the thresholds. Mayor Aplikowski stated she understood that the residents' comments and concerns were heard by the church and she asked them to keep an open mind regarding this application, Jolene Poucher, 1548 Briarknoll Drive, asked if the church came back with something new, would it come back to the neighborhood for their review first. She stated they wanted the church to be held to what they had said in 1997 that they would not be making any further changes. Mr. Filla stated even though the 1997 PUD indicated they were not going to request any additions that did not preclude them from changing their mind and coming back to the City. He noted there was nothing in the Code that required applicant to go to the neighborhood for their opinion, but he believed in this situation it would be advisable that they do get the opinion ofthe neighborhood. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. Accept Assessment Policv Task Force Recommendation Councilmember Larson stated recognizing that the Council in the past had expressed some concern about the need to have langnage in the assessment policy regarding the hardship deferment policy and the appeals process, he wanted this to be tabled for further information from staff. Councilmember Rem noted Council had also wanted a clearer definition for the tax-exempt status of nonprofit entities, MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Rem seconded a motion to table the Assessment Policy Task Force Recommendation for further information from staff regarding the deferral process, the appeals process, and the definition of tax-exempt. Councilmember Rem asked if there were any rules governing the hardship policy, Mr. Filla replied the City had some discretion over this, but not a lot.