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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—March 8, 2010 4 3. Approval of Minutes (continued) 22, 2010 ReLyular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). 4. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Claims and Payroll B. Approve Resolution 2010-011 Appointing Angela Hames to the City of Arden Hills Planning Commission as an Alternate MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember McClung seconded a motion to approve the Consent Calendar and to authorize execution of all necessary documents contained therein. The motion carried unanimously (5- 0 . 5. PULLED CONSENT ITEMS None. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Planning Case #09-021 Arden Village,LLC (Jamie Thelen) 1296 County Road F — Conditional Use Permit Amendment, Rezoning, and Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Preliminary and Final Plat, and Master and Final Planned Unit Development City Planner Beekman stated at the City Council's August 17, 2009, worksession, Sand Companies, Inc. (SCI) presented their concept for a four-story, 55-unit workforce housing development at 1296 County Road F and requested a letter of support from the City as they attempted to secure housing tax credits from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA). SCI secured a purchase agreement for the property and submitted a request to the MHFA for tax credits. The project did not receive tax credits in January 2010, however, due to positive feedback from the selection committee, SCI is moving forward with the planning review process and are still seeking Planning Commission and City Council approval of their application. If the City approves their application, SCI would likely move forward with purchasing the property in anticipation of the next funding cycle in October of this year. The request for a City business subsidy is a separate application that will be reviewed by the City Council at a later date. Approval of the land use component of the project in no way obligates the City to grant financial assistance at a later date. This proposal includes seven inter-related requests: Conditional Use Permit Amendment of CUP 72-024, Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use map designation of the property from "Utility"to "Multiple Family", Rezoning from I-1 to R-4, Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, Master Planned Unit Development for the Arden Village Redevelopment, and Final Planned Unit Development for the Arden Village Redevelopment. The applicant is seeking flexibility on two design standards; building materials used and required parking lot islands. The applicant is proposing to use some