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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 29, 2016 9 The Council recommended this item be addressed by the City Council as a future consent item. Councilmember Holmes discussed the Alliance for Sustainability Seminar stating it would be held on Monday, March 28, 2016. She noted this was a free seminar for staff from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. noting another session would be held in the evening hours. She indicated she would be forwarding the details regarding this seminar to staff. Councilmember Holmes supported the City Council discussing potential City Administrator candidates at the next worksession meeting. Councilmember Holden stated she too attended the Ramsey County League of Local Governments meeting on February 25th and noted the City’s Metropolitan Council Member, Marie McCarthy, was in attendance. She explained she spoke with Metropolitan Council Member McCarthy for quite a long time and requested her presence at a future meeting to discuss TCAAP. Councilmember Holden suggested the City investigate the potential of putting some sort of emblem or logo on the City’s sound walls. Councilmember Holden commented on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, there was a meeting in Shoreview regarding TCAAP. She asked if staff was aware of this meeting. She supported the City holding a Public Meeting or Open House to explain where the TCAAP planning process was at this time. Councilmember Holden wanted the name Rice Creek Commons to only be used for marketing purposes. She feared that the numerous references to Rice Creek in Shoreview would lead people to believe the new development was in Shoreview and not Arden Hills. She stated one way to eliminate the confusion would be to refer to the site as Rice Creek Commons of Arden Hills. Councilmember Wicklund recommended this concern be addressed with the JDA. Councilmember Holden reviewed the minutes of the Wednesday, February 3, 2016, Planning Commission meeting. She provided clarification on several of the comments that were made at the meeting. Councilmember Holden discussed the recent housing meeting she attended and encouraged the Council to consider what type of rental housing policies should be put in place prior to the development of TCAAP. She asked that staff provide the Council with a map of the homes within the City that were considered affordable housing. Councilmember Holden requested staff provide her with a list of grants that Ramsey County had received for TCAAP. Mayor Grant asked if the City would be applying for bridge bonding. He supported the City applying again this year.