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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—MAY 29, 2018 2 Gregg Larson, 3377 North Snelling Avenue, discussed a letter he received last week from the City of Arden Hills. He noted the letter was written by a private company but was signed by the City. He expressed frustration with the fact the City allowed its logo to be used by a company that was peddling warranties for water lines. He questioned if this company was investigated by the City or if the Council just took the word of Metro Cities. He asked if the City was receiving a kick back for the warranties and noted other municipalities have rescinded the ability to send out these types of letters. He encouraged the City Council to not jeopardize the public's trust and to not allow mass mailings to be sent out again with City logos. He explained that unless a resident knows their water or sewer line was failing, an extended warranty was not necessary. He indicated most consumer advocates including Consumer Reports discourages extended warranties, whether or homes, cars or electronics. He recommended the Council acknowledge their mistake, apologize to the City's residents, and break the contract with this outside company. 4. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS A. Proclamation in Recognition of Robert Thompson's Years of Service on the Planning Commission and Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee Mayor Grant read a proclamation in full for the record recognizing Roberta Thompson for her years of service on the Planning Commission and Parks Trails and Recreation Committee. He noted Ms. Thompson was in the process of moving and therefore could no longer serve on these groups. 5. STAFF COMMENTS A. Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP) and Joint Development Authority(JDA) Update City Administrator Perrault provided an update on TCAAP stating the JDA has not met since the last Council meeting, but would be meeting next on Monday, June 4. Councilmember Holden asked if the Master Development Agreement would be completed by August. City Administrator Perrault stated the County and developer were shooting to have the Master Development Agreement completed by the end of summer. B. Transportation Update Public Works Director/City Engineer Polka reported the 2018 Street and Utility Improvement project would begin on Monday, June 4. Public Works Director/City Engineer Polka explained the County Road F preconstruction meeting would be held on Wednesday, May 30. She noted a link to the Ramsey County Transportation webpage was available on the City's website.