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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—FEBRUARY 17, 2015 4 Councilmember Woodburn asked if the City has considered every other week pickup for recycling. Mr. Link commented that this could be accommodated if the City was interested in providing its residents with larger carts for bi-weekly pickup. Mayor Grant indicated that the current proposal was to provide residents with weekly recycling collection. Mr. Link thanked the Council for their feedback and stated that he looked forward to providing service to Arden Hills. B. TCAAP City Administrator Klaers explained that the final draft of the TCAAP Redevelopment Code (TRC) was presented to the City Council at the workshop with Gateway Planning on February 2, 2015. Although the Community Development Director is not attending this work session, the City Planner and Associate Planner are available to respond to any questions or comments the Council may have on the final draft of the TRC. City Administrator Klaers indicated that special City Council work sessions have been scheduled for the evenings of February 24 and 25, 2015, for the Council to complete a comprehensive review of the TRC before considering tentative approval of the document. Staff is requesting that the Council provide direction on any topic areas where additional research is still needed prior to these upcoming meetings. Councilmember Holden expressed concern with the proposed setbacks within the Town Center and Neighborhood Transition Zoning Districts. She suggested that this be reevaluated in order for the City to provide a proper transition between commercial and residential properties. Associate Planner Bachler provided comment on the Residential Transition Standards in place for the Town Center Zoning District. He explained that any new development in the Town Center District would be required to maintain a 10 foot setback when adjacent to the Neighborhood Transition or Neighborhood District. Mayor Grant commented that he still wanted to see further language included that would address building materials. He wanted to better understand the price points for the homes within TCAAP. He was interested in mason, board and baton, and low maintenance homes that would hold their value. Councilmember Holden indicated that she would rather see stucco homes than numerous vinyl sided homes within TCAAP. She wanted to see housing built for first time homeowners and requested that staff investigate if there would be single-family homes on 50 foot lots, other than townhomes. City Administrator Klaers commented that staff could look into this matter.