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