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'It EN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: January 14, 2013 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Patrick Klaers, City Administrator SUBJECT: JDA Appointment Backaround/Discussion The Joint Powers Agreement (JPA)between the City and Ramsey County for the redevelopment of TCAAP was approved by the City Council at its November 26, 2012 meeting. The JPA calls for the establishment of a Joint Development Agency (JDA)to implement the TCAAP Master Plan and to oversee the redevelopment process and activities. Attached for your information are Articles I (Definitions), II (Joint Development Authority), and III (TCAAP Master Plan) from the JPA. The JDA Board is composed of two City Council members,two County Board members, and one citizen from Arden Hills to be appointed by the City Council. This citizen appointee will be the Chair of the JDA Board. The citizen appointee will have a two year term. At the December 17, 2012 City Council work session, discussion took place on the appointment of this citizen member to the JDA. It was agreed to by the Council that each Councilmember would come to the January 14th work session with some names for possible appointment to the JDA. It was also discussed that once a"short list" is developed; interviews would be scheduled for later in January. The first meeting of the JDA is tentatively scheduled for Monday, April 1"from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. As the JDA is new, it is difficult to say what the work load of the JDA will be. There may not be a need for monthly meetings of the JDA as the development of the Alternative Urban Areawide Review and Master Plan documents moves forward over the next 18 months; however, there will likely be more work and meetings when the County looks to start selling land for redevelopment. The JDA will make sure that the redevelopment proposals are consistent with the approved Master Plan. Additionally, and for your information, City and County staffs have started to meet on a weekly basis in order to coordinate activities related to the TCAAP project. The County anticipates that Congressional action to approve the TCAAP purchase will take place