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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL -July 12, 2010 8 7.B. Holiday Station Application for Off Sale 3.2% Beer License (continued) completed and forwarded to the State for their records. Per City Code, Granting of License, the Council "may hold a public hearing relative to the issuance of any license under the provisions of this section." The question before the Council at this time is whether or not they wish to schedule a public hearing on this application or to proceed with approval of the application. Mayor Harpstead stated he would recommend approval of this application. Councilmember Holmes stated she would suggest holding a public hearing because it is important to hear what the public has to say in regards to having a convenience store/gas station selling liquor. Councilmember McClung agreed with Councilmember Holmes. He further stated that any new liquor license applications should have a public hearing so that residents could respond. Councilmember Grant agreed with holding a public hearing for this application so that the residents could be heard and the Council would have a chance to consider this input. City Administrator Klaers stated there had been a compliance check at the Holiday Station for tobacco and they did not pass the first time. MOTION: Mayor Harpstead moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to Table the Holiday Station Application for Off-Sale 3.2%Beer License to a Public Hearin. The motion carried unanimously,(5-o). 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Planning Case 10-008 -Arden Plaza Development Agreement Amendment No. l City Planner Meagan Beekman stated in June 2009 the Planning Commission and City Council approved a redevelopment application for the Arden Plaza retail center. The approved Master PUD includes the demolition of the existing office pod buildings, subdivision of the parcel into four lots, and the construction of four new buildings. As the project was approved, Building 1 is 14,600 square feet and would be a pharmacy. Building 3 would be attached to Building 1 and would be anticipated to be a retail and/or restaurant use of 4,700 square feet. Building 2 would be a 6,000 square foot single restaurant user, and Building 4 would be 18,000 square feet with a user that was yet to be determined. The entire project would be completed in three phases. At the June 14, 2010, meeting the City Council reviewed a request to amend the approved Master PUD and Final PUD for Phase 1 to allow an alternative development option that would exclude Building 3. The purpose of the applicant's request was to remove or delay the construction of Building 3 in order to move their negotiations with Walgreen's forward. The applicant also requested an extension to the plat filing and building permit deadlines laid out in their development agreement with the City, which is critical to moving the entire redevelopment proposal forward. At the time