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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – AUGUST 29, 2016 2 <br /> <br />being publicly discussed and encouraged the Council to keep the lines of communication open. <br />He encouraged the Council to tour the Alatus apartment and condominium units. He expressed <br />frustration with the manner in which the Council responded to the proposed eight to ten story <br />buildings that were being proposed for Rice Creek Commons. He recalled that the Council was <br />ready and willing to hand the keys to the City over to the Minnesota Vikings for a huge stadium <br />and questioned why the Council would then not also support the proposed housing units. He <br />listed the communities in the metro area with similar housing types. He recommended the <br />Council begin showing some leadership and move forward with the housing being proposed by <br />Alatus. He commended Councilmember Wicklund for offering his support to Alatus and their <br />creative plan. <br /> <br />3. STAFF COMMENTS <br /> <br />A. Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP) and Joint Development Authority (JDA) Update <br /> <br />Interim City Administrator and Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson <br />provided the following update for the Council on TCAAP and the JDA: <br /> <br /> Meetings <br /> <br />• City and County staff, Ehlers and the Master Developer held their weekly project meetings on <br />August 10, 17 and 24. <br /> <br />• On August 15, the City Council and JDA held a joint meeting to review the preliminary plans <br />from the Master Development Team. <br /> <br />• On August 22, 2016, the City Council held a work session with the Master Development <br />Team to go over the proposed plan in more detail. They reviewed both the single-family <br />residential and multi-family residential developments and provided a comparison of the <br />approved Master Plan. They reviewed changes in park development (i.e. size, location, etc.) <br />and discussed Town Center concepts. The next work session scheduled with the Council is on <br />September 19, 2016. At the meeting, they will be providing requested information and plan <br />updates based upon feedback received from the City Council. <br /> <br />Communications/Media <br /> <br />• On August 9, 2016, the communications subcommittee (Grant, Wicklund), along with staff <br />(Iverson, Kvilvang) interviewed four (4) communication consultant groups. Based upon those <br />interviews, they are recommending hiring Zipko Strategies and Connelly Kuhl as the <br />communications consultants for TCAAP. On August 29, 2015, the Council will be asked to <br />allow staff to negotiate and enter into a contract with them for services. It is anticipated that <br />they will be at a future work session with the full Council to discuss priorities for TCAAP <br />communications. <br /> <br />B. Transportation Update <br />