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