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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JUNE 15, 2015 9 <br /> Mayor Grant stated that he was struggling with the fact that the City may not have the final say <br /> on future developments given that the JDA would be reviewing these matters. <br /> City Attorney Jamnik discussed how the Comprehensive Plan would be used to justify the <br /> appropriateness of an affordable housing development within TCAAP. He reported that language <br /> within the Zoning Ordinance was also important. He explained that additional language or <br /> wordsmithing could be done to address affordable housing. Another option would be for the <br /> Comprehensive Plan to be silent on the issue. <br /> Mayor Grant summarized the changes discussed this evening. He suggested"meant"be changed <br /> to "may" as previously discussed by the Council. He recommended that the second and third <br /> sentences regarding affordable housing be deleted. In addition, the first sentence should refer to <br /> TCAAP. <br /> The Council concurred with the Mayor's suggestions. <br /> Councilmember Holmes requested that staff review Appendix H and change all references to <br /> NB-1,NB-2 and NB-3 to Neighborhood Residential. She believed this would reduce confusion in <br /> the future. <br /> Community Development Director Hutmacher discussed the differences between the zoning <br /> designations and future land use map. She commented that staff could make a change if directed <br /> by the Council. <br /> Mayor Grant stated that he believed that the Comprehensive Plan should move forward with the <br /> amendments discussed by the Council this evening. <br /> City Administrator Klaers discussed the review and Public Hearing process. <br /> Mayor Grant supported the Public Hearing proceed to the Planning Commission on July 8h. <br /> The Council was in agreement. <br /> D. 2016-2020 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) <br /> The Council agreed to discuss this at the July work session. <br /> 2. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES <br /> Councilmember Holmes stated that on Wednesday, June 17th the Planning Commission was <br /> holding a special work session to discuss the Comprehensive Plan. Since she is unavailable, she <br /> requested that a Councilmember attend this meeting. <br /> Councilmember Woodburn reported that he could attend the meeting. <br />