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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 10 Mayor Grant reported he would not agree to a 6.5% tax levy. Councilmember Holden asked if he could support a 3.5% tax levy increase. Mayor Grant commented that he could support 3.5% this evening, but wanted to see this brought down before December. MOTION: Mayor Grant moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to adopt Resolution #2015-041, Setting the Proposed Maximum Tax Levy at $3,478,775 (3.5%). Councilmember McClung indicated he would support a 3.5% tax levy increase in order to avoid this matter being drawn out further; however, he would not support a tax levy increase above 3% in December. The motion carried 3-1 (Holmes opposed). MOTION: Mayor Grant moved and Councilmember McClung seconded a motion adopting Resolution #2015-042, Establishing the Truth-In-Taxation Public Hearing Date for December 14, 2015. The motion carried (4-0). 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 11. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayor Grant thanked City Administrator Klaers for his years of dedicated service to the City of Arden Hills. He wished him well in his retirement. He thanked Public Works Director Maurer for his expertise and wished him well in his retirement as well. Mayor Grant indicated that the TCAAP plan was being reviewed by the Met Council at this time. He did not believe that some sort of maximum number (1,700) of units should be considered, but rather that a variety of units should be the focal point in order to meet the needs of both young and old. He understood that TCAAP would not look like the remainder of Arden Hills as it would be very densely populated. It was his opinion that the City approved plan with 1,431 units would still be a great success. He reported that TCAAP would be more dense than both Minneapolis and St. Paul. He believed that the Council has done a reasonable job to come up with a reasonable plan for the TCAAP site. He commended staff for their efforts through the entire TRC and CPA approval process. He looked forward to moving forward with the City’s approved plan. Mayor Grant encouraged the public to participate in the upcoming State of the City events. The first meeting will be held on September 29th at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. He noted that another State of the City event would be held on Thursday, October 1st at 7:30 a.m. at Flaherty’s Arden Bowl. He explained that the presentations provided at each event would be the same.