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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION - AUGUST I, 2007 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead asked if we should hold offnntil the Highway 10/96 discussion is done or <br />do we approve a plan which may drive the placement ofthe intersection. He asked if there <br />was anything that the Council could do to help the negotiation team. <br /> <br />Councihnember Holmes stated that we can't just use numbers; she wanted to know if we <br />had any pictures or visuals. <br /> <br />Review ofPreliminarv Phasing Plan for Environmental CleanuplDemolition <br /> <br />Sid Inman stated that this plan can impact how the clean-up is done on the site. <br /> <br />Stacie K vilvang stated that it was modeled after the open house plans as a basis for a starting <br />point. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden emphasized that three to four years ago the plan had the same <br />number of units on 450 acres but now the same number of units on 351 acres. She stated <br />that she is not ready to accept the concept plan. <br /> <br />Stacie Kvilvang stated that DSU categorized the acreage in the original plan; she didn't <br />know who did the calculations in 2004. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated that we need to look at sewer cOlmections. <br /> <br />Stacie Kvilvang informed the Council that there was a meeting next week with staff to talk <br />about the resource plan. <br /> <br />Steven Bubul stated that it depended on how fast the Council wants to move. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes stated that we need to get the Hwy 10/96 issue resolved. <br /> <br />Stacie Kvilvang asked what the timeframe was on Hwy 10/967 <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead stated that we clearly needed to have a number of things completed before <br />the closing including the MDA and community awareness and expectations, environmental <br />impacts, phasing, assessments, land use (revenue-density), financial impacts, and long-term <br />impacts. We need to have all of the things done in a year. <br /> <br />Sid Inman stated that if the Council was uncomfortable in approving the plan, what can we <br />work off of? <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden again stated that we need to have the Hwy 10/96 discussion. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant questioned the densities, stating that RRLD is using medium and low <br />is still above what they are comfortable with. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead stated that he needs to see visuals for the apartment buildings. <br />