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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION - SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />David Monson, steering committee member, explained that Walgreens has been in <br />discussions with the City and may occupy the northeast comer of the development. <br />He stated they were told that if they were too strict with their design plans <br />Walgreens may look elsewhere. <br /> <br />Christine Pistotnik, steering committee member, stated the committee felt very <br />strongly about the boulevard idea and making it friendly for pedestrians/bikes with <br />additional landscaping. <br /> <br />Elizabeth Modesette, steering committee member, hoped that the City could <br />embrace the idea of a higher density development to create a destination and heart <br />to the City. She indicated development continues to sprawl out from Minneapolis <br />and St. Paul, which was a good reason for Arden Hills to have a plan to <br />accommodate this development. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung asked if design standards are to be in place through this <br />document, he questioned how much time would be needed to get it into an <br />Ordinance. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Lehnhoff stated it would be to the Planning <br />Commission for their November meeting. <br /> <br />c. 1&1 <br /> <br />Public Works Director Hoag stated back on August 25th Councilmember Grant <br />requested time to discuss 1&1. He noted Chuck Janski was present to provide an <br />overview of the Met Council MCES program. Public Works Director Hoag <br />indicated this would clear up how the surcharge program functions. He noted a <br />work plan for 2008 was submitted along with a proposed plan for 2009. <br /> <br />Chuck Janski, Bonestroo reviewed a spreadsheet of information with the Council <br />describing how Met Council derives their 1&1 surcharges. He indicated Met <br />Council has always charged for waste water treatment and in 2008 that charge was <br />$1,696.81 per million gallons. <br /> <br />Mr. Janski explained that peak flow rate charges were developed in 2007 as an <br />attempt to recover some costs related to increasing pipe sizes. He stated the rate <br />was based on an estimate of 300,000 GPM of excess flow. Mr. Janski noted the <br />mitigation cost was estimated at $500 per GPM. He indicated there were 113 <br />communities connected to the metro system and that Arden Hills has four meters. <br />