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�-A DEN HILLS Approved: December 10, 2018 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION NOVEMBER 13,2018 6:00 P.M. -ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the Special City Council Work Session at 6:00 p.m. Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, Dave McClung and Steve Scott Absent: None Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault; Finance Director Gayle Bauman; City Attorney Joel Jamnik; City Clerk Julie Hanson; and Bloyce Olson, Fluent Media 1. AGENDA ITEMS A. TCAAP Discussion City Administrator Perrault stated the original intent of this work session was to discuss the letter received from the County on November 6. He reported this letter was made public and the City had made a public response to the County's letter. Mayor Grant recommended the Council go through the issues in the letter and take a stance on each issue. Councilmember Holden suggested the Council take a step back and respond to the fact that the County has accused the City of taking no action. She discussed how the City has worked to meet the every changing needs of the County. She commented further on how the softball fields were changed, while also completing a FIT test. She stated the Met Council would like 10 units per acre within this development and at this time TCAAP has over 10 units per acre. She indicated there were lots of instances where the City changed its plan for the developer and County. She reiterated that the City of Arden Hills was not the bad guys in this situation. She feared that County staff may have this information but the County Commissioners did not. Councilmember McClung commented whatever has happened at the County Board level, the original RFP was no longer good for them.