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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: December 10, 2018 <br /> <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 /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <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 /> <br />Present: Mayor David Grant, Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, Dave <br />McClung and Steve Scott <br /> <br /> Absent: None <br /> <br /> Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault; Finance Director Gayle Bauman; City <br />Attorney Joel Jamnik; and City Clerk Julie Hanson <br /> <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> <br />1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />Mayor Grant requested Item 4C be added to the agenda to address the 2018 Election. In <br />addition, he requested Item 6O be added to the Consent Agenda which would cancel the <br />November 26, 2018 City Council meeting. <br /> <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 /> <br />2. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL <br /> <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