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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION— SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 6 Ms. Jurek stated that she will investigate this more. Further discussion ensued regarding the number of meters and customers in Arden Hills. She requested direction from the Council on how to proceed. Councilmember Holden was not in favor of seeking a yearly payment from Bethel as this would then have to be also negotiated with Boston Scientific, Land O'Lakes, Presbyterian Homes, and other large customers. She stated the whole reason this was pursued was that it was supposed to be easy and fair. Mayor Grant noted that all of University of Northwestern's administrative services are located in Arden Hills. Councilmember Holden supported scenario one given the information provided this evening. Councilmember Werner stated that he no longer supported the franchise fee program. He does not want to see Arden Hills' residents paying more for utilities since Xcel is already raising rates 2-3%. Councilmember Holden thought the franchise fee is a great opportunity for the City. She is more than happy to pay$5.00 per month to raise funds for trails and parks. Councilmember McClung indicated that he would like the Council to discuss this matter further to determine how the funds will be used by the City before proceeding with the franchise fee. He supported the franchise fee. Councilmember Holden stated that each utility user in the City will be assisting to fund future trails, and the cost for homeowners would be about $60 a year. Councilmember Holmes commented that her biggest concern is the unique customer base in Arden Hills and the lack of information available from Xcel Energy on this topic. She supported scenario one. Mayor Grant stated that additional conversations will need to be held by the Council in order to determine how these funds would be used by the City. He supported scenario two for electric and scenario one for gas. Ms. Jurek thanked the Council for their input. She commented that she will report back to the Council in a few weeks with the information requested. D. Bethel Concept Review City Planner Streff explained that Bethel University is interested in purchasing the Country Financial property located at 2 Pine Tree Drive for higher education. This item was previously discussed at the August 19, 2013, Council work session. Bethel has been gathering information and was present to review this information in detail. He commented that a traffic study, parking analysis, and trail plan have not yet been completed by Bethel University.