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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JUNE 16, 2014 3  An adult athletic facility (softball fields and ice rinks) has been added to the flex space area west of the spine road. Because this facility will need to be lighted and will attract primarily adult users, it is appropriate that it be located outside of residential neighborhoods and along the County road. Shared parking with adjacent businesses will be considered, similar to what is currently in place at Cummings Park.  The size of the flex space land use acreage has decreased by 16.7 acres due to the addition of the adult athletic facility west of the Spine Road as well as the amenities required in the Hill park. This makes the park slightly larger which expanded the residential land use in the Hill neighborhood and slightly decreased the size of the flex space area east of the Spine Road.  A block of residential development at the north end of the Town neighborhood was removed to accommodate anticipated storm water management needs in that area.  A second access road was added to the Creek neighborhood. Ramsey County has informed the City that there is no funding source for the County Road I connection from the “California” portion of the TCAAP site at this time. Without a commitment for a County Road I connection at this location, a second access point is necessary for public safety.  The color on the map for the surface water management area has been changed to better depict its purpose. Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that a comparison of total acreage per land use and per neighborhood, between the December 2013 and May 2014 versions of the draft land use map has been provided to the Council. The total non-developable acres (civic, parks, spine road, and surface water management) increased by 19.6 acres. This is largely due to the increased size of the neighborhood parks and the addition of the adult athletic facility on the spine road. Of the total increase in non-developable area, 3.2 acres is attributed to an increase in the size of the surface water management area. The actual size of the surface water management area will be determined by the Infrastructure Study. Community Development Director Hutmacher commented that in terms of the acreage devoted to particular land uses, the revised draft master plan has 5.9 acres less of residential land, some of which is attributable to additional roads in residential neighborhoods (internal road acreage will be sold as part of larger development parcels), and some of which is attributable to additional surface water management area. Community Development Director Hutmacher reported that the revised draft master plan map also has 16.7 acres less of flex space land use as explained earlier. Ramsey County has expressed concerns regarding the decrease in flex space land use as it has an effect on land sale revenues and the County’s ability to meet its primary goals of job creation and tax base increase. Following a request by the JDA, Mark Ruff, Ehlers, has provided a memo describing the financial consequences of the changes to the draft master plan.