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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - October 13, 2008 10 Councilmember Holmes stated concerns that the plan implementations make this plan more than a vision. Councilmember Grant stated that the plan would need to be included in the City's Comprehensive Plan and there would need to be a certain amount of rezoning in the area to make this vision a possibility. The position of building and roads are visionary and mayor may not happen based on what the private sector, land owners and developers come to the City with. There are certain elements that the City does want to hold onto because they are important to the vision or the area. These elements could include things like the intersections and sidewalks, and the bicycle bridge. Mayor Harpstead stated that the name could be change to the "Guiding Plan for County Road E". Councilmember Grant stated that this area does need to be looked at. He also stated that there was a lot of work left to do in this area including funding for the improvements. He stated that he would like to see more owner occupied units in the plan and more market rate versus affordable rate units. He also stated that he would prefer to have more specific design standards than what was being provided in the current draft document. Mayor Harpstead stated that the design standards would have to go to the Planning Commission and then back to the Council for approval and that the final discussion on design standards would need to be done at a later date. Councilmember Holden asked Community Development Director Lehnhofr how situations would be handled if a business such as Corporate Express bought another piece of property in the area that was currently zoned B-2. Community Development Director Lehnhoff stated that they would be welcome to build or stay as long as the design of the redevelopment fit the design standards. Councilmember Holden stated that the whole plan hinges on a new intersection. She asked if the Council would be giving some private property owners an upper hand in negotiating based on this design. Mr. Weber stated that if a particular business that is along the proposed intersection was going to redevelop then the City could compel the business to be consistent with the design and improvements to the road way. He also stated that the City could move forward with the assistance of Ramsey County with the roadways without the involvement of the private sector.