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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-09-07-R ~ ~~HILLS Approved: August 13, 2007 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 9, 2007; 7:00 P.M. ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CALL TO ORDERlROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Stan Harpstead called to order the regular City Council meeting at 7:03 p.m. Present: Mayor Stan Harpstead, Councilmembers David Grant, Brenda Holden, David McClung, and Fran Holmes. Absent: None. Also present were City Administrator, Michelle Wolfe; Public Works Director, Gregory Hoag; Finance Director, Susan Iverson; Community Development Director, Karen Barton; City Planner, James Lehnhoff; Parks and Recreation Manager Michelle Olson; and Recording Secretary, Kathleen Altman. 1. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to approve the meeting agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). 2. PUBLIC INOUlRIES/INFORMATIONAL Max Heitzmann, Anxon, Inc., passed out preliminary site plans for a proposed redevelopment for the existing Holiday Inn at the Northwest comer of Lexington and County Road E West. He stated the proposed development consisted of an assisted living community, a restaurant, and miscellaneous neighborhood retail. He stated the assisted living component was not currently allowed under the existing zoning and he believed this development presents what would be a very viable, attractive development for this comer. He asked for Council's input on their thoughts on including this as a use in this zoning district. He also asked for Council's opinions on the multiple drive-thru's being proposed. ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL -JULY 9, 2007 2 Mayor Harpstead asked ifhe had met with staff regarding the process. Mr. Heitzmann responded he had and he understood the process. Councilmember Grant asked if the transaction had been completed. Mr. Heitzmann responded they had not. Councilmember Holden inquired about the green space. Mr. Heitzmann responded there was green space in all of the blank areas, as well as along the pond and in the back. He stated they would work with the City to ensure that proper green space was incorporated. He noted this would be a pedestrian friendly development. He noted they were intending the property to be subdivided and noted there was no non-profit entities. Councilmember Grant asked how many units were in each assisted living building. Mr. Heitzmann responded it had not been established, but it would be in the neighborhood of 40 and it would be a multi-level building. He noted there would be a sidewalk along County Road E West. Mayor Harpstead encouraged him to continue forward and let the process run its course. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. May 14, 2007 Work Session Meeting B. May 9,2007 Joint City CouncilfPlanning Commission Meeting C. April 30, 2007 Work Session Meeting D. May 17, 2007 TCAAP Master Development Agreement Work Session Meeting MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to approve the May 14, 2007 Work Session Meeting Minutes as presented; the May 9, 2007 Joint City CouncilfPlanning Commission Meeting as presented; the May 17, 2007 TCAAP Master Development Agreement Work Session Meeting as presented. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). 4. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Claims and Payroll B. Motion to Approve the National Night Out Proclamation 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). ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL -JULY 9, 2007 3 5. PULLED CONSENT ITEMS None. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Old City Hall RFP Process Discussion Ms. Barton stated at the February 20,2007 Council Work Session, staff requested direction on process and procedures for the sale of city-owned property. At that meeting, Council directed staff to develop an RFP (Request for Proposal) process for the future disposition of city-owned property that would include significant public participation and input into the creation of the development and design standards. The process provides for a significant amount of public, commission, and Council input. By incorporating this level of input, the process does become quite lengthy. However, it also helps to ensure the concerns and comments of the residents are incorporated into the final development. Due to the demands of the current TCAAP Master Planning process on the Council's, Planning Commission's, public's, and staff's time, in developing the proposed timeline staff is suggesting to start the process in August as the TCAAP Master Planning process is anticipated to be winding down as we move into the fall. Staff has also attempted to run activities concurrently whenever possible to assist in keeping the process moving forward as quickly as possible. One option to further tighten-up the timeline would be to reduce and/or eliminate the public meetings outside of the regular Council and/or Planning Commission meetings and instead, incorporate the public input into public hearings during the regnlarly-scheduled Council and Planning Commission meetings. Staff recommends Council review and discuss the proposed process and timeline for the development of the RFP and sale of the former City HallfPublic Works facility and direct staff to implement or revise the process. Council discussed the proposed timeline. Councilmember McClung asked if a resident or a group of residents wanted to propose a zoning change for that parcel of land, how they would go about doing that. Ms. Barton responded any zoning change requests would need to go through the process set up through the ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL -JULY 9, 2007 4 City. She noted she was aware that there were people interested in a different use of the property. Councilmember Grant noted it would be important to have a lot of public input on this parcel of property. Council agreed that before things got too far along in the process with the Planning Commission and Council, they needed to hold the public open house first and to change the wording of public open house to public meeting. 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. TCAAP Ms. Barton updated on the Council on recent TCAAP developments. 9. COUNCIL REQUESTS A. Councilmember McClung stated Lake Johanna Fire Department Board of Directors will be meetiug next we lSCUSS e budget for next year. egular City Council meeting at 7:35 p.m. IM~,~ Michelle Wolfe City Administrator NOTICE OF MEETINGS The next Council Meeting will be held Monday, July 30, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the Arden Hills Council Chambers.