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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — NOVEMBER 21, 2016 4 Councilmember Holmes agreed stating if the City was going to rely on park dedication fees it would be good to know how much of the park amenities were not covered. Ms. Kvilvang explained that a park dedication fee of $8,000 per unit would give the City a budget of $15 million for parks. She reported that both Jason and Andy believed this was a healthy budget to complete the parks plan. Mayor Grant recommended park land costs be discussed with the developer prior to moving forward. Councilmember Holden asked if grading was included in the park plan fees. Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Brotzler reported grading fees were not included. He provided further comment on the differences between the City's plan and the developer's park plan. Councilmember Holmes understood the developer has concerns with increasing the park dedication fee. Mayor Grant requested staff meet with the developer to discuss an apples -to -apples park plan in order for an agreement to be reached. Councilmember Wicklund supported a higher park dedication fee being charged given the type of development that would be constructed on TCAAP. Councilmember McClung agreed with the Mayor and wanted to see an apples -to -apples comparison conducted between staff and the Master Developer in order to reduce the financial gap and to further refine the park plans. Mayor Grant suggested the Council move onto the Open House discussion. Interim City Planner Zweber reported from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2016, a public Open House was held with representatives of both the City and the development team. At the entry table, people were asked to sign -in and had the opportunity to pick up a survey and fact sheet about the development proposal. There were 158 people that signed in at the Open House and 125 surveys were filled out and dropped into the box on the entry table on their way out. The survey asked 5 questions in which people were asked to rank their responses from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest level of support and 1 being the lowest level. The average and median responses to these questions were reviewed in detail with the Council. Mayor Grant asked for comments from the Council based on the feedback. Councilmember Holmes was in favor of the project moving forward. Councilmember McClung stated he was pleased by the feedback and indicated he received a lot of positive comments from residents at the event. He supported the project moving forward.