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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—DECEMBER 16, 2013 5 Councilmember Holmes discussed her concerns with the access to and from the TCAAP site. She expressed concern with how emergency traffic would access the site from County Road I. Mr. Dresdner stated that the impacts of a connection to County Road I were being studied. Ms. Worthington indicated that an emergency access road was being discussed by the County, along with the County's goals for tax capacity and job creation. She reported that she should have more information for the Council to review in January or February. Councilmember Holden asked if the site could handle the proposed density without a connection to County Road I. Mr. Dresdner stated that this would be possible with proper roadway configurations at the other two interchanges. Mayor Grant clarified that County Road H and Highway 96 would be able to support the traffic that would be generated by the proposed development. He then directed the conversation to utilities within the TCAAP site and questioned where utilities would be located along the spine road. Public Works Director Maurer discussed how utilities could be placed through this corridor. He reported that the City should complete the utilities in conjunction with the County as it completed the spine road. Mayor Grant questioned the overall value of the build-out of the TCAAP property. Mr. Dresdner did not have a range in mind and could only speculate. Mark Ruff, Ehlers & Associates, estimated that the commercial side of the property could be valued at $200-500 million. The housing could be valued at approximately $200,000 to $350,000 per unit. Mayor Grant requested further information on the two proposed parks. Mr. Dresdner discussed the parks and trails proposed for the TCAAP site in further detail with the Council. He commented that the two parks would each be approximately five acres in size. A socceribaseball field combination would be provided in each park. Several tot lots were also being proposed for the residential neighborhoods. Councilmember Holmes wanted to see a ball field located within each of the three neighborhoods to allow the children within the neighborhoods to play sports. She wanted to see the active park area size increased. Mayor Grant agreed stating that the residents of Arden Hills enjoy the parks and trails. He also understood that this was a draft plan but encouraged staff to reconsider the size of the parks.