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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION _ JULY I3,2O2O <br />City Administrator Perrault suggested a written memo be approved by the Council at a future <br />meeting to address the work that would be completed. <br />Mayor Grant supported this recommendation. <br />C. Lake Johanna Fire Department Station Cities Agreement Update <br />City Administrator Perrault stated at its June work session, the City Council discussed the <br />contract cities agreement that would lay the groundwork for the purchase of land adjacent to the <br />Anderson Center for a future fire station. At the work session, the City Council requested <br />language changes be made: any one of the three cities could bond for a station when it is time for <br />construction, bond payments relating to the construction of a new station will be set at the time the <br />bond is issued and will be fixed for each city for the duration of the bond, a date for future <br />construction was removed and replaced with unanimous consent of the three cities, the language <br />regarding municipal fees was struck assuming the normal development fees will be charged, and <br />language was added that would allow the City of Arden Hills to purchase the land and future <br />buildings should the station no longer be used to service Arden Hills. <br />City Administrator Perrault reported since the June work session, the preliminary and final plat <br />for the new lots was approved by the City Council allowing Bethel to subdivide land, this <br />approval also started the timeframe for the Lake Johanna Fire Department's due diligence period <br />of sixty days prior to purchasing the land. The fire department has until August 21, 7020 to <br />complete their due diligence, and September 21, 2020 to close on the land. The elected <br />representatives on the LJFD Fire Board and City Administrators/I4anagers met (via Zoom) <br />recently to discuss the progress of the agreement and see where each City stands. The City <br />Administrator and Councilmember McClung wers on the call, and explained the position of the <br />City as it stands today. The other two cities, Shoreview and North Oaks, reviewed the updated <br />draft agreement, and had suggestions and/or concerns. These concerns were reviewed in further <br />detail, including the proposed formula and staff requested comments or questions from the <br />Council. <br />Mayor Grant commented he could not support a financing plan based on Met Council 2030 <br />population estimates. <br />City Administrator Perrault stated he would not recommend this for the City Council either. <br />Mayor Grant questioned how the Council wanted to address bonding. <br />Councilmember Scott supported a single city doing the bonding because this was more cost <br />efficient. <br />Councilmember Holden discussed the issues that may arise if a single city were to bond and the <br />other cities were to not make payments. <br />Cify Administrator Perrault reported a JPA would need to be established regardless of which <br />city bonds for the project. He estimated it would cost the cities $178,000 to bond for the project, <br />with $73,000 of this expense being charged to Arden Hills. He estimated the City would save <br />4