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CIVIC SITE TASK FORCE – JULY 31, 2018 3 <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden indicated the developer was interested in having a seat at this table but <br />was encouraged to hold off until the Task Force had more concrete ideas in mind so as to avoid <br />any unforeseen influence from the developer. <br /> <br />Mr. Ericson questioned what type of data would be collected for the Task Force to review. <br /> <br />Mr. Pichati reported he would be reviewing the population served, along with benchmark and <br />qualitative information regarding the amenities the residents wants in a community facility. He <br />provided further comment on the proposed project planning timeline. <br /> <br />Chair Lambeth stated he did not want the quality of the final project to be sacrificed due to a <br />proposed timeline. He explained that once documents are signed the City would have to be ready <br />to react as the City would only have two years to get shovels in the ground. <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault estimated the developer would not have documents signed until <br />early 2019. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden indicated she did not support the City trying to host an open house in <br />September. She suggested the open house be held in early November. <br /> <br />Mr. Beggin requested the City work diligently to reach and invite all members of the community <br />for the Open House. <br /> <br />Ms. McMaster stated what was interesting about Arden Hills was that this City had more people <br />who worked here than lived here and this may play into the proposed facilities. <br /> <br />Mr. Zimmerman explained if the Civic Site were to develop as a City Hall, the group would <br />have to consider how to program the current City Hall. <br /> <br />Discussion ensued regarding how information would be relayed to the City Council. It was <br />recommended the Council update and Open House be delayed by one month. <br /> <br />Mr. Pichati stated he would revise the schedule based on this input and asked if the Task Force <br />wanted to meet in September. <br /> <br />The group supported meeting in August, September and again after the Open House. <br /> <br />Mr. Pichati reviewed three different building types (City Hall, Library and Community Center) <br />with simple metrics taken into consideration with the Task Force. He described how Golden <br />Valley came up with a collection of programs for their Community Center. He requested the <br />members provide him with their vision for the 1.6-acre Civic Site. <br /> <br />Mr. Zimmerman questioned what the population on TCAAP would be after the site was fully <br />developed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden estimated this to be 4,000. <br />