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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—APRIL 21, 2014 11 Councilmember Holden expressed frustration that the City of Arden Hills could not get a bus line given the City's large employment base. Mr. O'Connor understood that this was a concern. He further discussed how the Met Council made investments in the region for transportation. Councilmember McClung requested a copy of tonight's presentation from the County. Mr. O'Connor was more than happy to provide the City with this information and encouraged the Council to continue having a conversation with the County regarding economic prosperity. Mayor Grant summarized the County's efforts as needing to provide better jobs, reduce poverty, while addressing transportation and the education gap. • TCAAP Development Goals Heather Worthington, Ramsey County Deputy County Manager, provided the Council with a preview of the County's development goals for TCAAP. She explained that she is working with Mark Ruff on the projections for property tax revenue and infrastructure improvements. This information will be provided to the County Board on May 13th. She would then come to the City of Arden Hills with this information. Councilmember Holden questioned if the County was drawing its conclusions from the proposed Master Plan. Ms. Worthington stated that the proposed Master Plan was the foundation the County was using to build assumptions. Councilmember McClung asked if the numbers would be provided in a range. Ms. Worthington believed that Mark Ruff had used the City's minimum and maximums as the bookends. She reported that the County's goal was to break even on this project which was taken into account through the projections. Councilmember Holden noted that the proposed residential minimum was 71/z% over the City's current plan. Mayor Grant looked forward to hearing additional financial information from the County in inid- May. E. TCAAP Items • Council Goals for TCAAP Regional Water Resources Amenity Public Works Director Maurer stated that there has been a significant amount of discussion about the regional storm water management approach for the development of TCAAP. The draft Master Plan shows a blue/green spine winding its way through TCAAP from south to north ultimately outletting into Rice Creek near the County Road H access point to the site. In meetings with Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) staff, they are very supportive of this approach.