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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – AUGUST 8, 2016 2 Development • The County will be submitting a preliminary plat to the City within the next 30 days. The plat is to define the boundaries of the property that can be transferred for development and outlots that need to be deeded to MNDOT for intersection improvements at the County Road H entrance. • The Master Development Team continues to work on refinement of their plan and will be presenting their preliminary thoughts on the TRC and Master Plan at the joint meeting of the City Council and JDA on August 15. Meetings • City and County staff, Ehlers and the Master Developer held their weekly project meetings on July 27 and August 3. • On August 1 the JDA held their monthly meeting. At the meeting, they set bi-monthly meetings to allow for opportunities for additional review and/or required approvals and heard a presentation from the Master Development Team updating them on what they have been working on since being selected and forecasting work over the next 90 days. • On August 3 the Master Development Team, Country representatives, the City’s Senior Planner and Ehlers had a conference call with the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to discuss grant sources available for TCAAP for remediation and development purposes. Communications/Media • The Mayor, Councilmember Wicklund, Interim Administrator Iverson and Ehlers will be interviewing four (4) communication consultant groups on August 9 starting at 2:00 p.m. A recommendation on a preferred consultant will be brought to the City Council for formal approval in August. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. July 18, 2016, Regular City Council Councilmember Holmes requested a change to the minutes on Page 3, Under Item C, Alpine Factory needed to spelled correctly. On Page 9, she requested the County Road E pedestrian bridge be referred to and that Mayor Grant’s comment regarding the delay on E2 be placed under Council Comments. Councilmember McClung requested a change to the minutes in the middle of Page 8, stating his comment should read: Councilmember McClung agreed that Floral Drive was in poor condition, along with Old Snelling Avenue. He believed Floral Drive should be completed in 2018. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember McClung seconded a motion to approve the July 18, 2016, Regular City Council meeting minutes as amended. The motion carried unanimously (5-0).