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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - FEBRUARY 2, :W05 12 . Chair Sand stated he undcrstood if they looked at thc whole 2400 acrcs, the eastern half I would rcmain as open spacc and cvcn in that arca there was discussion as to whcther it would be active or passive open space and re belicved the passivc opcn space had a greater influcnce on the outcome. He believed there was a promise madc that the eastern half would bc opcn to the public, not just accessible to the Guard. He stated he had a concern with the density, but hc believed !his could bc controlled through the propcr design .b'1lidelines sct by thc City, as wcll as good architecture. He stated even though this was dcnse, they needed to take into account t~1at this need cd to be economically feasiblc to the City. Commissioncr Holmcs stated the thing that concern cd her most with the density was the increase in traffic that this would gencrate. Shc believed this development would have a ncgative impact to the community. Mayor Aplikowski notcd there were more pcorle working in Arden Hills that did not livc in Arden Hills. Commissioner Thompson stated a lot of pcople wanted to livc in the City, but did not want the largc lot or wantcd to downsize, so shc believcd there was an cxpectation that there would be othcr typcs of housing arrangemcnts in the City. Mr. Clark stated if the City was not a part ofth,is process; thc Army could go out and look . for another buyer, which meant the City would havc little control over the property. Hc noted right now the City had all of the control as to what type of a developmcnt would be built. Chair Sand stated having sat through the various meetings; he did not want to throwaway thc hard work of 10 years due to the conccrns of density. Hc believed the density issue could be addrcssed in thc dcsign conccpts. Hc noted thcrc has been a lot of input tram a lot of pcople and he believed that should be respected. I Commissioner Holmes stated what conccrncd her was that thcre were only threc plans, which all looked the same. She believed thcre had not been a lot of work done on this. Chair Sand stated he would tcnd to dcfer to the experts on this because they had worked in this area tor a long time. He noted therc was not much they could do with respect to the road layout and the mixed use. Commissioncr Zimmcrman movcd, seconded by Commissioncr Larson to approvc Resolution Rccommending Adoption of the Twin Cities Anny Ammunition Plant Framework Plan dated January 13, 2005 with thc correction to the fourth Whcrcas clausc changing the date to January 24,2004. Thc motion carricd unanimously (5-1) (Commissioncr Holmes opposed). . B. PLANNING COMMISSION 2005 PC WORK PLAN Mr. Hellcgers prcscnted the potcntial Planning Commission work plan tor 2005. He indicatcd thc plan showed two ongoing acti:vities; TCAAP Land Use Planning, and