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"It <br /> �-AlQENN HILLS <br /> Approved: December 10, 2018 <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> NOVEMBER 13, 2018 <br /> 7:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor David Grant called to order the regular City <br /> Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. <br /> Present: Mayor David Grant, Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, Dave <br /> McClung and Steve Scott <br /> Absent: None <br /> Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault; Finance Director Gayle Bauman; City <br /> Attorney Joel Jamnik; and City Clerk Julie Hanson <br /> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> Mayor Grant requested Item 4C be added to the agenda to address the 2018 Election. In <br /> addition, he requested Item 60 be added to the Consent Agenda which would cancel the <br /> November 26, 2018 City Council meeting. <br /> MOTION: Councilmember Holmes moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a <br /> motion to approve the meeting agenda as amended. The motion carried <br /> unanimously (5-0). <br /> 2. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL <br /> Gregg Larson, 3377 North Snelling Avenue, stated the public was losing confidence in this <br /> project and noted this could be due in part to the City Council's leadership. He explained Ramsey <br /> County believes the Council sees Rice Creek Commons as an inconvenience rather than a benefit. <br /> He encouraged the Council to be collaborative and not adversarial. It was his hope the City <br /> Council would not be an obstacle to this development. He indicated he did not want a repeat with <br /> what happened between the City and Ryan Companies. He encouraged the Council to support <br /> additional density within the project. He anticipated existing residents will incur additional costs <br /> for the infrastructure for this project and recommended the Council be upfront about this. He <br />