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Chair Sand hoped that the JDA could hold a discussion regarding the City’s goals and the County’s goals for the TCAAP redevelopment project. It was his hope to provide clarity on the City and County goals. Mayor Grant expressed concern with the purpose of the JDA and questioned how the County plans to move forward. Commissioner Ortega did not plan to negotiate this matter at this time. Administrative Director Worthington explained this item was placed on the agenda to facilitate a discussion and not for negotiation purposes. Commissioner Grant commented on the County’s need to approve the City’s Master Plan. He questioned where the County stood on this matter. Commissioner Ortega was in no rush to approve this document. Commissioner Huffman did not want to renegotiate with the City but rather wanted to further evaluate each entity’s goals in order to find common ground. Chair Sand was in favor of finding that common ground and moving forward with the TCAAP development without further roadblocks. He requested staff present their goals to the JDA. Director Hutmacher presented the City’s goals for TCAAP, while also reviewing the Comprehensive Plan and Master Plan documents with the JDA. Director Worthington then presented the County’s goals and metrics to the JDA. Discussion ensued regarding the City and County goals and redevelopment objectives for TCAAP, along with how the County would be addressing land sales, the potential for a master developer and the RFP process. Commissioner Holden requested that the goal for high-wage jobs be adjusted to reflect the median household income for Arden Hills. Chair Sand encouraged all JDA members to read the report from the Met Council regarding the TCAAP Comprehensive Plan from the meeting dated October 28, 2015. He reviewed the highlights from the document with the JDA members. Commissioner Huffman did not see a huge disconnect between the City and County goals. He commented the goals between the two entities would have to be consistent prior to moving forward with an RFP.