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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: November 30, 2015 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />NOVEMBER 16, 2015 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council work <br />session at 5:04 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor Grant, Councilmembers Fran Holmes and Dave McClung <br /> <br /> Absent: Brenda Holden (Excused) <br /> <br /> Also present: Acting City Administrator and Director of Finance and Administrative <br />Services Sue Iverson; Acting Public Works Director John Anderson; Community <br />Development Director Jill Hutmacher; City Attorney, Joel Jamnik; Attorney James Monge, <br />Campbell Knutson; Stacie Kvilvang, Ehlers and Associates; Associate Planner Matthew <br />Bachler; City Planner Ryan Streff; Finance Analyst Dave Perrault; Accounting Analyst, <br />Ashley Bertrand; and Deputy Clerk Julie Hanson <br /> <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />A. Draft Public Use Dedication Ordinance <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher noted Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers and Associates <br />and City Attorney Joel Jamnik were present, and she introduced Attorney James Monge also of <br />Campbell Knutson. She said it has been on the TCAAP “to do list” to review both the park <br />dedication ordinance and the park dedication fees to make sure the City has both the language it <br />needs and that the right financial amount is established. While a large focus is placed on TCAAP, <br />it was noted this is a city-wide ordinance, and so must address all redevelopment and reuse <br />projects in the city. <br /> <br />City Attorney Jamnik stated he is in favor of a new ordinance that clarifies redevelopment and <br />reuse issues. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher indicated the draft public use park dedication <br />ordinance breaks the park fee into two components: land dedication (which could be in the form of <br />donated land or cash in order to acquire land) and a park development fee (dollars collected that <br />would go toward capital improvements/development of the parks).