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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JANUARY 27, 20143 Community Development Director Hutmacher reviewed the presentation made by Ms. Knuth in further detail with the Council. City Administrator Klaers indicated that staff saw the energy plan as a separate item to be considered by the City, County, and JDA outside of the TCAAP Master Plan. Councilmember Holden questioned why the County was proposing to lead this matter. She wanted to be sure the City remained a part of the energy plan. City Administrator Klaers commented that a conversation was held with the JDA and the financial responsibility would remain with the County. However, the City would have input on the energy plan. Councilmember Holmes asked if the energy plan would be completed within the rules and regulations by Kimley-Horn. Community Development Director Hutmacher explained that the proposed energy plan would be more in-depth; providing technical analysis of how energy would be created, distributed, and used on the TCAAP site. Councilmember McClung did not have enough information on the topic to make a decision regarding how the Council should proceed; however, he recommended that the Council take an interest in this topic. Mayor Grant stated that he heard the presentation as a JDA member and he believed that Ms. Knuth was advocating for energy sustainability and resiliency when she spoke to the JDA. Specifically, she was targeting the opportunities that were available on the site and for the City to remain environmentally conscience. City Administrator Klaers explained that staff would be talking with the JDA again regarding the energy plan and additional information would be provided to the Council on this topic. B. Franchise Fees City Administrator Klaers provided the Council with information from Xcel Energy regarding the proposed franchise fees. It was noted that staff was working to create a PowerPoint th presentation on franchise fees for the February 10 public hearing. He reviewed the cities in the metro area that have franchise fees and stated that this information could be passed along to residents at the upcoming public hearing. He requested feedback from the Council regarding what Councilmember Holden recommended that the franchise fee information from other cities be limited in Mayor Grant suggested that the franchise fee rates of other cities be omitted from the presentation, but that it be noted that Xcel Energy has franchise fee contracts with a specified list of cities.