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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—MAY 13, 2019 5 <br /> City Attorney Jamnik stated he was uncertain. He explained traditionally all AUAR costs were <br /> passed along to a development. He commented he was uncertain if the County wanted to pay for <br /> an updated AUAR given their filing of a lawsuit against the City. However, he reported it was not <br /> good from a planning perspective to not update the AUAR, given the fact that by law an AUAR <br /> has to be updated every five years. He advised that the City has followed through on every <br /> schedule and deadline for TCAAP, which was why staff was recommending the AUAR be <br /> completed. He explained if a resolution were reached with the County it would be beneficial for <br /> the City to have an AUAR in place. Given the cost for the project, he recommended the Council <br /> proceed with the AUAR. <br /> Councilmember Holden asked if the AUAR had to be completed by July of 2019. <br /> City Attorney Jamnik advised this would be preferable. He stated a slight delay would be <br /> acceptable but six months to a year would likely require the document to be redrafted from <br /> scratch. <br /> Mayor Grant questioned if it was important for the City to meet this deadline in order to allow <br /> the redevelopment of the TCAAP site. <br /> City Attorney Jamnik agreed this would be an important action for the City to take. <br /> MOTION: Mayor Grant moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a motion to <br /> approve a proposal for TCAAP Final AUAR and Final Mitigation Plan — <br /> Kimley-Horn. <br /> Councilmember Holden asked if the AUAR would be completed by July 29, 2019. <br /> City Administrator Perrault deferred this question to a representative from Kimley-Horn. <br /> Beth Kunkel, Kimley-Horn, stated in her proposal she has a start date of April of 2019. She <br /> anticipated she would not be able to finish the project until August of 2019 given the delay in the <br /> start date. She explained it was her understanding a project could not begin if an updated AUAR <br /> was not completed, but noted the AUAR would not have to start over. <br /> Councilmember Holden questioned when the AUAR would be completed. <br /> Ms. Kunkel estimated the project would be completed mid-August. <br /> Councilmember Holden requested a friendly amendment to the motion to ensure the project is <br /> completed by August 30, 2019. <br /> Mayor Grant and Councilmember Holmes accepted the friendly amendment. <br /> Councilmember McClung stated he supported moving this project forward as it was another <br /> example of the City holding its end of the bargain. <br /> The amended motion carried (5-0). <br />