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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION— SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 5 Community Development Director Hutmacher discussed the site opportunities and challenges and provided comment on the market feedback. She requested comment from the Council on the following questions. I. Does the City Council want to move forward with marketing the site? If so, what is the Council consensus on land use and access? 2. In order to position the site for sale, does the Council want to rezone the site or investigate/mitigate any environmental issues? 3. Once TCAAP develops, additional space for Public Works equipment storage will be necessary. Does the Council want to retain any part of the site for that purpose, or should a more suitable site be secured? 4. What type of community outreach or public participation process is appropriate and when should that occur? 5. Would the City Council consider hiring a real estate broker for the Old City Hall site? Public Works Director Maurer discussed access to this site and stated a right-in/right-out may be the safest option for this property. He explained the traffic pattern for this site would remain unknown until a user was determined. Councilmember Holmes asked if townhomes or other residential use would be a good option for this site. Community Development Director Hutmacher could not say what use was the best fit without additional market information and Council input. She discussed the benefits and challenges of waiting to develop this site until TCAAP begins to develop as this would increase the value of the property for office uses, but would provide more competition for residential uses. Councilmember Holden questioned if the property was mitigated and ready to build on. Community Development Director Hutmacher reported that the underground fuel tank was removed and mitigated. She commented there may be road sweepings or road construction materials that may still need to be removed. Councilmember Holden discussed the 2006 development proposal and believed that the property was clear and ready for land sale at that time. She was in favor of staff investigating this matter further. Councilmember McClung was in favor of marketing the property for residential use at some point in the future. Councilmember Holden suggested that this wait until the Council could speak to several real estate experts. Mayor Grant stated that the Council was interested in rezoning the site. Councilmember Holmes questioned if any Public Works items are being stored on the site at this time.