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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – MARCH 6, 2013 5 Projects directly related to TCAAP, taken from the Master Plan RFP that, if Arden Hills was selected to participate in RCP, would reduce the cost of the consultant contract to complete the Master Plan. House-keeping projects that have a City-wide impact and need to be completed, however, are only indirectly related to TCAAP and not included in the Master Plan RFP. Projects that would add value to the City if the City had more resources to complete them, but are not imperative to City operation. City Planner Meagan Beekman stated City Staff has been in contact with Ramsey County Environmental Health to discuss possible project partnerships. Out of those discussions three City projects were identified that Ramsey County Environmental Health thought would be valuable to their organization. The projects are: Design Standards to Promote Recycling Site-wide Participation in a City Recycling Contract on TCAAP Reduction of Construction Waste. Ramsey County Environmental Health has a Public Entities Innovation Grant program to which County Environmental Health staff has encouraged the City to apply. They have tentatively committed $25,000 of grant money to provide to the City as part of our participation in RCP, provided that the City is selected to participate in RCP and that the three projects are included in the final project list. Ramsey County Administration has also committed $10,000 towards the City’s RCP application. City Planner Meagan Beekman reviewed two of the City’s 20 proposed projects relate to the creation of a social media policy for the City and the launch of a social media presence. Due to the communications and technology component of these projects, the City can include funding from the Cable Fund to assist in completing these items. The City will contribute $10,000 from the Cable Fund to complete this work. City Planner Meagan Beekman stated an additional two of the City’s 20 proposed projects are for creating work-flow efficiencies for the public works crews related to the tracking of sanitary sewer inspections, hydrant flushes, and other in-field work. The Public Works Director has indicated that finding solutions to these work-flow problems would be very valuable in saving staff time and resources. The City will contribute $10,000 from Utility Funds be included in the City’s RCP application. All of the projects offer value to the community, and the City has included a contribution of $5,000 from the general fund as part of the application. $60,000 has been identified as Resilient Communities Project Funding Sources. Commissioner Holewa asked if the list of 20 projects was sent and City Planner Meagan Beekman stated the same list was sent in with the applicant. No action is requested.