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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />JANUARY 20, 2015 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Pro-Tem McClung called to order the City <br />Council work session at 5:10 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor David Grant (arrived at 5:16 p.m.); Councilmembers Brenda <br />Holden, Dave McClung, and Robert Woodburn <br /> <br /> Absent: Councilmember Fran Holmes (excused) <br /> <br /> Also present: City Administrator Patrick Klaers; Public Works Director Terry Maurer; <br />Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher; City Planner Ryan Streff; Associate <br />Planner Matthew Bachler; and City Clerk Amy Dietl <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />A. TCAAP <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that three TCAAP topics are scheduled <br />for discussion at this meeting. First, a presentation will be made by Ramsey County; then JDA <br />Attorney Michael Norton will discuss a land use approval flow chart; and finally, Chapters 4 and <br />5 of the TCAAP Redevelopment Code (TRC) will be reviewed. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher reported that representatives of Ramsey County <br />are present to discuss the TCAAP project. Mark Ruff, Ehlers and Associates, and County <br />Commissioner Blake Huffman will be discussing proposed expenditures and revenues. <br /> <br />County Commissioner Blake Huffman thanked the Council for their time. He provided <br />comment on the County’s vision and goals for the TCAAP site. The main goals were property <br />cleanup, quality jobs, a strong property tax base, public transit and energy resiliency. He then <br />requested that Mark Ruff review the numbers for the project and the next steps for TCAAP. <br /> <br />Mark Ruff, Ehlers and Associates, spoke to the Council regarding the various land uses proposed <br />for TCAAP. He discussed how the goals were linked together, how important residential density <br />is to achieving the goals, and how critical transit lines would be to job growth.