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'It �- VEEN�HILLS Approved: March 9, 2015 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 2,2015 6:30 P.M. -ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the special City Council work session at 6:30 p.m. Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes (via telephone), Dave McClung, and Robert Woodburn Absent: None Also present: City Administrator Patrick Klaers; Public Works Director Terry Maurer; Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher; City Planner Ryan Streff; Associate Planner Matthew Bachler; and City Clerk Amy Dietl 1. AGENDA ITEMS A. TCAAP Community Development Director Hutmacher indicated that the final draft of the TCAAP Redevelopment Code (TRC) would be presented by staff this evening. She explained that revisions based on Planning Commission and City Council comments over the past several months have been incorporated. It was noted that representatives of Gateway Planning and Kimley-Horn will review how developers, staff, and the Joint Development Authority (JDA) will use the TRC to consider development projects. Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that following the presentation of the final draft TRC to the City Council, the City Council may choose to schedule additional review meetings or work sessions prior to the Council's tentative approval of the document. Once the schedule is better defined, a longer-term schedule for the fit test and final approval will be compiled. Public hearings for the TRC and Comprehensive Plan Amendment will be scheduled following the completion of the fit study. Brad Lonberger, Gateway Planning, presented the TRC and discussed the structure of the document in further detail with the Council. He provided comment on how the TRC would be utilized by future developers.