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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 12, 2015 2 A. Proclamation in Recognition of Sue Schroeder, Former Communications Committee Member This item was pulled from the agenda and will be addressed on October 26, 2015. 4. STAFF COMMENTS A. Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP) Update Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that the Metropolitan Council has notified the City that its application for the TCAAP Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) is complete. The TCAAP CPA will be reviewed by the Community Development Committee on October 19, 2015, and considered for approval by the Metropolitan Council on October 28, 2015. The 60-day review period for the Metropolitan Council expires on November 1, 2015. B. Joint Development Authority Update Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that the TCAAP Joint Development Authority met on Monday, October 5, 2015. JDA Attorney Mike Norton presented information on the quasi-judicial authority of the JDA and the procedures and standards required for that authority under Minnesota law. The presentation was part of ongoing discussions on JDA governance. Heather Worthington, JDA Administrative Director, provided an update on site activities. She noted that site remediation will be complete by the end of October. The County is moving forward with the purchase of the primer-tracer property for a solar array project, and the County Board will consider a Memorandum of Understanding with Xcel Energy at an upcoming meeting. Bids for the reconstruction of the County Road H interchange, including the Rice Creek remeander, are due in late October. C. Transportation Update Acting Public Works Director Anderson reported that the I-35W/County Road 96 bridge deck will be poured this week. He explained that County Road 96 will be closed beginning on October 21, 2015, for signal work and anticipated that the roadway will be open for traffic in early November. Acting Public Works Director Anderson stated that the deck for the County Road F bridge will be poured this week. He indicated that it is anticipated that the bridge will be open for traffic in early November. The City’s trail work will continue in tandem with the bridge. Acting Public Works Director Anderson indicated that Phase III of the City’s PMP project was curbed last week and will be paved later this week. Landscape work will be completed in the coming weeks. Lake Lane is scheduled to be curbed at the end of this week. Acting Public Works Director Anderson explained that the County would be completing some utility work at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and County Road F this fall and the road work would begin in the spring of 2016.