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<br />ARDEN HILLS TCAAP CC/PC WORK SESSION -JULY 2,2007 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />o. Brenda - what are the long term costs associated with maintaining an amphitheater? Is <br />the city prepared to take that on? <br />p. Dave Mc. - concemed about the traffic that may be routed through the lower density <br />residential area. <br />q. Dave S. - could a traffic circle be added to the end of Main Street (County Rd 'R' <br />extension)? <br />r. Dave S. - concem about water courses in times of drought. <br />s. Tom - the waterways could be designed as bioswales or rain gardens in the village green. <br />t. Dave S. - how do you keep the waterways from becoming stagnant? <br />u. Would the ponds be aerated? <br />v. Clay - where would the water come from to support water in the ponds during drought? <br />w. Mayor - could it be Army water? <br />x. Gen - we're still performing engineering studies to answer these and more questions <br />regarding the ponds. Clearly, the development will benefit from the amenity the ponds <br />will provide and attractive ponds will be the goal. <br />y. Concem about the cost of the rain gardens. <br />z. Brenda - what are the tree types being proposed in the village green? <br />aa. Tom - too early in the process yet, but they are envisioned as a combination of shade and <br />omamental trees. <br />bb. Would sound be piped into the village green? <br />cc. Dave Mc - the images show movable furniture. This poses a vandalism/theft of public <br />property problem. <br />dd. Tom - some of the spaces alongside the village green may host outdoor dining. In this <br />case, the private businesses would be responsible for the furnishings. <br /> <br /> <br />5. Central Open Space. The large central open space incorporates the following concepts: <br />a. Outdoor amphitheater and plaza at the north end of the park <br />b. Stormwater ponds and infiltration areas <br />c. Multi-use trails <br />d. Sidewalks <br />e. Pedestrian bridge at the upper pond <br />f. Natural pond landscaping treatment <br />g. Open areas - particularly in the central portion of the park <br />h. Lookouts <br />1. Water feature at the south end of the park <br /> <br />6. CC/PC comments on the central open space: <br />a. Can the road around the central park be a one-way road? Like Lake of the Isles. <br /> <br />7. Neighborhood parks. The neighborhoods parks are roughly 3 acres in size and incorporate the <br />following concepts: <br />a. Play areas for kids <br />b. Rain gardens/stormwater infiltration areas <br />c. Trails <br />d. Open green areas for flexible play <br /> <br />8. MDAG comments on the neighborhood parks: <br />a. Can there be tennis courts and/or ball fields in the neighborhood parks? <br />b. Tom - the park sizes are not large enough to accommodate ball fields, but could <br />accommodate tennis courts and basketball courts. <br />