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lt ,--SIZEN�HILLS Approved: February 23, 2015 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JANUARY 20, 2015 5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Pro-Tem McClung called to order the City Council work session at 5:10 p.m. Present: Mayor David Grant (arrived at 5:16 p.m.); Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Dave McClung, and Robert Woodburn Absent: Councilmember Fran Holmes (excused) 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 stated that three TCAAP topics are scheduled for discussion at this meeting. First, a presentation will be made by Ramsey County; then JDA Attorney Michael Norton will discuss a land use approval flow chart; and finally, Chapters 4 and 5 of the TCAAP Redevelopment Code(TRC)will be reviewed. Community Development Director Hutmacher reported that representatives of Ramsey County are present to discuss the TCAAP project. Mark Ruff, Ehlers and Associates, and County Commissioner Blake Huffman will be discussing proposed expenditures and revenues. County Commissioner Blake Huffman thanked the Council for their time. He provided comment on the County's vision and goals for the TCAAP site. The main goals were property cleanup, quality jobs, a strong property tax base, public transit and energy resiliency. He then requested that Mark Ruff review the numbers for the project and the next steps for TCAAP. Mark Ruff, Ehlers and Associates, spoke to the Council regarding the various land uses proposed for TCAAP. He discussed how the goals were linked together, how important residential density is to achieving the goals, and how critical transit lines would be to job growth.