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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JANUARY 16, 2019 4 City Attorney Jamnik reviewed the assessment language with the Council and reported the statement within the cooperative agreement insulates the City. He recommended Exhibit N remain in place. Councilmember Holmes requested the reference to “others” be clarified within the agreement. Ms. Kvilvang questioned if the master stormwater agreement would be included in the cooperative agreement. Public Works Director/City Engineer Polka stated she would add language into the cooperative agreement to address a master stormwater agreement. Mayor Grant turned the discussion to the Option Agreement. He recommended Sue Iverson’s name be removed from the signature line. City Attorney Jamnik commented the JDA Attorney would also have to be clarified in this document. Discussion ensued regarding the timeline for development for Alatus and when the clock would start for the Civic Site. Councilmember Holmes suggested the clock start within two years or with the first vertical development within Tranche 2. Councilmember Holden commented on G4 stating she had a problem with the statement: “the use being approved by the landowner”. Mayor Grant recommended this language be removed. City Attorney Jamnik explained the developer does not want the City to store salt on the Civic Site but rather wants an amenity that enhances the Town Center project. He stated language could be added to define the minimum improvements the City would be willing to make. He anticipated the developer would not want the language removed altogether. Councilmember Holden indicated the City was willing to put something on this land but did not want the developer to have the power to say if it is or isn’t good enough. Councilmember Holmes suggested the language be removed and if the developer would like to put in the language back in it cannot be so vague. Ms. Kvilvang reviewed the facilities that were acceptable for the Civic Site within the Option Agreement. City Planner Mrosla commented the developer may have concerns with the architecture of the building.