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Memorandum Suite 238N 2550 University Avenue West St. Paul, Minnesota 55114 Date:June 6, 2013 To: Arden Hills City Council From:Jessica Laabs, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Subject:City Council comments on the Draft Public Involvement Plan for TCAAP Master Planning process Kimley-Horn has prepared a draft Public Involvement Plan (PIP) for the TCAAP Master Planning process. The PIP was reviewed with members of the Arden Hills City Councilduring a work session on May 28, 2013, and with the Joint- Development Authority (JDA) at its meeting on June 3, 2013. As a general summary, Council Members would like to ensure that residents are engaged early in the process andallowed opportunities to voice their opinions about the project.Similar comments were raised at the JDA.We appreciate the feedback, and agree. The following paragraphs summarize our approach to making changes to the PIP, in response to Council and JDA comments. Early Engagement To facilitate early engagement in the process, we have expanded the purpose and the breadth of the Developer Panel with Citizen Participation, scheduled for the end of July. Thelanguage stating the purpose of this activity(topof page6in the PIP) has been revised, to more accurately reflect the intent of providing information to the public on the development process/challenges, and soliciting initial public input on site opportunities. A targeted invite list will be utilized,to re-engage those residents and organizations (i.e. Restoration Advisory Board, etc.) who have been involved with the project in the past/are presently involved. While we originally envisioned this workshop to be 25-30 attendees, we have expanded to 50,with not just Q&A, but active facilitated discussions for citizens. The input received from developers and residents will help to define the parameters by which the site can be developed. TEL 651 645 4197 FAX 651 645 5116