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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – AUGUST 20, 2018 6 G. TCAAP Discussion H. City Administrator Perrault requested the Council discuss the status and elements of the ongoing TCAAP negotiations. He reported Stacie Kvilvang from Ehlers was present to discuss this item with the Council. Stacie Kvilvang, Ehlers & Associates, explained the County was proposing to finance the trunk sewer and water utilities under the spine road. She indicated the County was willing to fund this project which meant the City would not have to bond in order to complete these utility lines. She reported the water tower would cost roughly $5 million and the City would be covering this expense. She provided further comment on the fees the City has incurred to date, which was for planning fees and discussed the fees the City had yet to incur for stormwater ponding, etc. She commented on the benefits and drawbacks from charging SAC and WAC fees when properties within TCAAP are platted. Further discussion ensued regarding the financing and assessments for TCAAP. Ms. Kvilvang summarized the position of the Council stating the City would like to be reimbursed for their costs, City SAC and WAC fees will be charged and the City would be bonding for the water tower, which would be assessed back. H. City Website Communications Coordinator Skelly updated the Council on the City website. She stated the City has not gone through a formal branding process in the past and asked if the Council wanted to consider pursuing this. She noted a resident of Arden Hills was interested in providing the City with graphic design services. She explained she was bringing this to the Council as a revised identity brand, if even on a small scale, could be rolled out with the City’s new website. She explained the website upgrade project could be placed on hold for three months to complete the rebranding and that the adjusted timeline would still meet the deadline of completing the upgrade by October of 2019. Mayor Grant questioned what all was involved in the City brand. Communications Coordinator Skelly explained this typically includes external research about stakeholders’ perceptions. It could also encompass a revised logo. Councilmember Holden stated she would like to see the City get the website done by January and that the branding issue be addressed prior to the website needing to be revamped again in four or five years. Councilmember McClung commented he did not believe it was a bad thing for the City to pursue new branding. He explained the City’s website was in dire need of updates. Councilmember Holmes suggested the branding be considered once TCAAP began to develop.