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Approved: CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING JANUARY 28, 2013 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ARDEN HILLS COMMUNITY ROOM CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council work session meeting at 8:15 p.m. Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, Dave McClung, and Ed Werner Absent: None Also present : City Administrator Patrick Klaers; Public Works Director Terry Maurer; Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher; City Planner Meagan Beekman; and Deputy Clerk Amy Dietl 1. AGENDA ITEMS A.TCAAP Market Analysis and Comprehensive Plan Discussion City Planner Beekman stated that the County has commissioned a market study to be done by Maxfield on the market potential for the TCAAP site. The study has been completed in draft form and willbe released in public form once finalized. The draft executive summary has been provided to the Council in their packet. She discussed the preliminary findings. City Planner Beekman Zoning Code with regard to TCAAP. She commented that the City has two land use designations on the property and caps the number of housing units at 1,750. This was based on the mixed use/Ryan plan. This number has since been reviewed and reduced to 1,500 with parameters for the amount of single family versus multi-family and rental housing. City Planner Beekman discussed the mixed business district and what that encompasses and also reviewed the park dedication framework. She stated the build-out scenario in the market study was planned over the next fs to complete another market study in two years with updates each year after that. This would provide the County and City with moving guidelines as shifts and changes in the market are anticipated.