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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JULY 11,2005 11 . Couneilmember Holden stated she would like to see an extra five feet for the City trail. She also would like to see building 20 be removed to ease up on the parking and add additional landscaping. Couneilmember Grant stated a development of this nature (Neighborhood Business) generated less traffie than an equivalent residential neighborhood. MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Larson seconded a motion to table Resolution #05-45 Royal Oaks to the next regularly scheduled Work Session as a special City Council Meeting on July 18, 2005. MOTION: Councilmember Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to amend the motion to have the special City Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. seconded by Holden asked if Couneilmember Grant would make a time certain of 7:30 p.m. The amended motion earned unanimously (4- 0). The original motion carried unanimously (4-0). . Mayor Aplikowski recessed the meeting at 9:10 p.m. and reeonvened the meeting at 9:20 p.m. B. Resolution #05-46: Approval of Amended Speeial Use Permit for Presbyterian Homes Mr. Hellegers requested Council consider approval of Resolution No. 05-46 which would approve the Special Use Permit Amendment for an addition to the south end of MeKnight Care Center on the Presbyterian Homes property in Arden Hills subject to seven conditions and also to consider approval of Special Use Permit No. 05-17. He noted the Planning Commission at their July 6, 2004 meeting recommended approval subject to seven conditions as noted in staff s July 11, 2005 report. Councilmember Holden stated her main concern was the garden terrace on top and the see through fence starting at 4 fect. She asked how many residents would use the garden terrace. John Mehrkeus, Presbyterian Homes, replied thcre was a total of 52 residents in that area with staff supervision or family members taking residents up there. He stated maximum the space would accommodate was somewhere in the neighborhood of 25 to 30 people. . Council member Holden asked what kind of visual sensitivity the see through fence would have. She stated they would be intruding on the neighborhood at a higher level. Mr. Mehrkens replied the nearest resident was 210 feet away, so they had a significant distance which would address the privacy issues. In addition, inside the fenced garden area, there would be plants which would be used to add additional screening between the residents and Lake Johanna. He noted they did not