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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — June 17, 2019 2 Councilmember McClung felt the other potential locations would have increased costs to make them buildable. Councilmember Holden said she thought the original idea was to buy land and wait a couple of years before building. Chief Boehlke said they would move a quickly as allowed by the three cities. He noted the current fire station buildings would have some remodeling done to them once the new facility was built. Councilmember Holden wondered if the training facility could be separated for others in the community to use. Chief Boehlke said that could be talked about in the design process. After further discussion, all Councilmembers supported moving forward with the Fire Department's recommendation. B. State Fair Parking Review Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Polka stated she contacted the State Fair and they have no changes proposed for Arden Hills park and rides this year. The City had relatively no complaints about State Fair parking last year and so they propose putting signs in the same areas this year and the same quantities. They will be laminated signs on wooden stakes. Ramsey County Sheriff Deputy Otto commented that didn't give out any tickets last year. He felt it is better to have overkill on the number of signs than to have too few. He said the entire patrol division will be informed of the locations and other deputies other than those assigned just to Arden Hills will help patrol. Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Polka said even though Snelling Avenue is always no parking, they will add some extra signs. C. Old Snelling Trail and Watermain Project Discussion Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Polka explained a spread sheet with an overview of the construction costs for the project. There were 5 large change orders to the contract, referring to Ramsey County requests for changes to the pavement replacement sections, additional signage and storm sewer changes. There were also issues with the retaining wall design. Estimated total costs are 9.5% over the original contract, but there were also some savings in the original contract amount due to unused materials. Discussion ensued to clarify the original contract amount versus total contract amount. D. 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update Bolton & Menk Consultant Planner Kansier said there were three issues to talk about, overall density of new development and redevelopment, location of those areas and density ranges. In