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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JUNE 30, 2014 6 2. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES Mayor Grant discussed with the Council three Master Plan land use map issues: the thumb road, the potential for ball fields within AHATS, and housing density. He distributed a memo he requested from the City Administrator on these three issues. He noted that Commissioner Ortega has suggested that additional clarification and documentation of the City's position on these issues be made. Councilmember Holden did not believe that the County had to be involved in the ball field discussions with the National Guard. Councilmember Holmes did not understand how the proposed document/language correlated to the Master Plan land use map. She did not support the third recommendation within the document. Councilmember McClung expressed concern that the memo presented to the Council this evening was essentially requested by County Commissioner Ortega. He recommended that the document not refer to density since this item has not been discussed by the Council. Mayor Grant asked if the Council objected to the comments about the extension of the thumb road. Councilmember McClung did not object but did not feel it had to be documented as part of the land use map. Councilmember Holmes stated that she could not support the language requested from the County. Public Works Director Maurer commented that the thumb road extension would be addressed by Kimley-Horn. Mayor Grant questioned if the language should read that if a road were built in the thumb, the Council would be willing to support it and take it on as a City responsibility. Councilmember Holden did not support this recommendation. Councilmember McClung agreed stating that the Council was simply approving a land use map this evening and he did not see a need to add these statements. Councilmember Holmes did not understand why this language was being discussed. She stated that after the Council's last work session, the majority of the Council supported the land use map and no further discussion was needed. She did not believe that density and ball fields should be addressed in an addendum. Mayor Grant commented that the County would appreciate the Council conveying more than just a picture of the map.