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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JANUARY 20, 2015 3 Councilmember Holden requested further comment on the market study completed by the County. She questioned why the County wanted so much flex office space as it would have the lowest paying jobs. County Commissioner Huffman discussed the market study numbers with the Council. He reported that the County was willing to pay Kimley-Horn to provide the City with further analysis information. Mr. Ruff provided comment on the differences between multi-story office and single-story office. Mayor Grant explained that the Council has created the TRC without the County’s financial numbers. He stated that the Council was unaware of how the numbers would be impacted if office space were increased, or commercial space was decreased, etc. Community Development Director Hutmacher discussed the uses that would be allowed on parcels zoned office. City Administrator Klaers commented that the goal of staff was to present the Council with the land use map on January 26th. County Commissioner Huffman feared that if a fit analysis was completed after the TRC document was approved, changes to the TRC may become necessary. He understood that the fit analysis would take time for Kimley-Horn to complete and that it would delay the approval of the TRC. Mayor Grant stated that he did not believe it was a bad idea to have a fit analysis completed prior to bringing the site to market. Councilmember Holden stated that this would also allow the Council to determine appropriate lot sizes and where setbacks should be placed. She discussed how the City’s plans have been altered due to the suggestions being made by the County regarding the spine road and location of retail parcels. She reported that the Council has made adjustments to meet the County’s needs. She questioned how the TCAAP site would remain vibrant with all these changes. County Commissioner Huffman believed that these questions would be addressed by Kimley- Horn through the fit analysis. Mayor Grant inquired how the County would evaluate future developments to ensure that the TCAAP site had “good jobs”. He asked how the County would make decisions on land sales. County Commissioner Huffman discussed the conversations held with Red River. He provided further comment on how the County would approach the sale of future land. Mayor Grant believed that it would be very beneficial for the Council to further understand and be provided with this information. He recommended that the County put some sort of matrix in place based upon the goals that need to be accomplished.