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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MAY 19, 20148 <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br /> agreed and recommended that the 50/50 funding approach be <br />eliminated due to the fact the County is 100% responsible for this expense. <br /> <br /> <br />City Administrator Klaers <br />reported that the JDA states that the City will share the financing <br />expense of some of the surface water costs. <br /> <br />Ms. Kvilvang <br />reported that she could go back to the County and state that the <br />preference is for the County to finance 100% of the surface water expense, and the City will <br />charge a STAC fee on development that will assist with the repayment of this expense. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br />indicated that the Council still needed clarification regarding what is considered <br /> <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br /> believed that making the site more marketable should not be <br />considered an enhancement; and therefore, the expense becomes 100% the Count <br />responsibility. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> commented that the Council has no idea how to make the site more <br />marketable. However, she does know that the Council does not want a ditch running along the <br />entire spine road. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung <br /> indicated that the Council may find that because of the amount of <br />water on the TCAAP site, the baseline storm water requirements might equate to something <br />desirable. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br />asked if the Council had any time constraints for making a decision <br />regarding this matter. <br /> <br />Ms. Kvilvang <br /> stated that the Council would have to set expectations, define what risk should be <br />assumed by the City and the County, and determine what items would be the responsibility of the <br />land developers. All of these answers would need to be known prior to the spine road going for <br />bid. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Maurer <br />anticipated that the numbers for the storm sewer ponding <br />would become clearer within the next six months. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> questioned what the development fee would be. <br /> <br />Ms. Kvilvang <br /> stated that she could provide an upper and lower range for the total development <br />fees. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br />recommended that the County finance the storm water ponding as this <br />is their responsibility, and that the City will negotiate the shortages. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br /> supported this recommendation and stated that the City still needs to define what <br /> <br /> <br />