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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—MAY 16, 2016 11 • Wednesday, September 14 • Thursday, September 22 • Wednesday, September 28 • Thursday, September 29 Community Development Director Hutmacher explained staff and the EDC discussed having the evening event focus on the TCAAP redevelopment project and inviting the Master Developer to attend. This would allow the City to provide residents with an update on the project and give the Master Developer an opportunity to introduce themselves to the community. The EDC recommended that the event have an open house format that would allow for interaction and be convenient for families to attend. Staff recommends that the open house be scheduled for August or September, depending on when Alatus could be ready. Councilmember Holden reported the EDC was excited about the new proposed approach for the State of the City. She hoped the Council would encourage the EDC to proceed as recommended. Mayor Grant supported trying something different for the State of the City. He suggested the resident focused event have four or five stations for the public to view regarding City events, streets, TCAAP, local businesses, etc. Community Development Director Hutmacher believed it would be good to focus on items of interest within the City for the resident State of the City event. Councilmember McClung recommended the resident focused event focus on introducing the TCAAP master developer with stations focused on future TCAAP development. Councilmember Holden agreed and stated the Councilmembers could be available for questions. Community Development Director Hutmacher asked if the Council supported public engagement for the Comprehensive Plan. The Council supported this recommendation. G. 2015 PMP Restoration Update Acting Public Works Director Anderson commented on the comments made by a resident at a recent Council meeting regarding the restoration work that had yet to be completed for the 2015 PMP. He reported all restoration work was completed for the Grant and Noble neighborhoods last August. He explained he met with Duane Stenlund from MnDOT and discussed the grasses growing in the Grant and Noble neighborhoods. Mr. Stenlund found that the grass growing in these areas were acceptable. He reported the new grasses might require additional fertilizer in order to match the color of the existing sod. Acting Public Works Director Anderson reported he and Mr. Stenlund then viewed the Venus and Crystal neighborhoods. It was noted the restoration work for the Venus and Crystal neighborhoods was done at differing times throughout last summer. He explained he visited the property at 1750 Gramsie Road. Mr. Stenlund suspected that because the seeding was done late in