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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JUNE 27, 2005 6 . Mayor Aplikowski stated if they were being required to use something other than efface, Council needed to specifically state what type of material they needed to use. Councilmember Larson stated the City had established a standard and it needed to be adhered to. He indicated they needed to enforce their standards. Mayor Aplikowski stated if Councilmember Larson wanted them to use a different material, he had to state what kind of material should be used. Council member Larson stated he did not want to limit the developer to specific materials, but rather give them flexibility to work with staff on a material that would work better. Mayor Aplikowski stated she did not understand the efface criteria because it was a useful building material in small amounts. Mr. Sacco stated they had worked hard on this site plan and the landscaping had been the main issue, which they had worked with staff to add the additional landscaping. He indicated he was not even sure the building would be seen from the road because of the additional landscaping being required. He asked Council take that into consideration. Hc asked if Council wanted a different building material, could they cut back on some of the landscaping. He noted the landscaping was an amazing amount of money. He stated there was a small amount of efface being used on the building and he believed the additional landscaping was a good compromise. . Councilmember Grant asked if this was the same design being used in other communities. Mr. Sacco stated this was the same design as used in Shakopee and Chaska. Councilmember Grant asked if applicant anticipated larger trucks using this facility. Mr. Sacco stated they had no interest in servicing large diesel trucks, but they would serve the smaller trucks, such as FedEx and UPS trucks, as well as residential diesel cars and trucks. Councilmember Grant stated he would not want the City Forester to require that a healthy tree remain because not all healthy trees are attractive. He stated he wanted to change requirement 2 to read: "To save as many existing quality, well placed, and healthy trees as possible." MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Mayor Aplikowski seconded a motion to approve Planning Case 05-13: Holiday Station Stores, Inc. with the recommended revised conditions of approval, with a change to item 2 to read: "save as many existing, well placed, and healthy trees as possible". Councilmember Holden asked ifit was the City's rcquirement for the caliper inches for the trees. Mr. Hellegers replied the City wanted additional landscaping to ensure that the lighting would not have a negative impact to the residential properties. He stated the lighting was not an issue however. . Councilmember Holden stated if the lighting already met the Codes and with the additional landscaping, she had a concern that the building would not be seen from the road. Mr. Hellcgers 6