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ARDEN HILLS SPECTAL CITY COLINCIL WORK SESSION _ JULY I3,2O2O 7 <br />Mayor Grant recommended the Council move onto the hard date concem, <br />Councilmember Holden commented it was her belief Shoreview and North Oaks have already <br />determined that the Fire Station should be built in2025 without seeking input from Arden Hills. <br />City Administrator Perrault stated the original date discussed was 2022 and staff recommended <br />this be pushed back to 2025. <br />Councilmember McClung indicated he was surprised how vehemently North Oaks was pushing <br />for a hard date. It was explained North Oaks would like a hard date for financial planning <br />purposes. <br />Mayor Grant questioned how put the June 30, 2025 date in place. <br />City Administrator Perrault reported he recommended 2025. He explained the other cities <br />supported the 2025 date, given all that has occurred due to COVID. <br />Councilmember Holden stated she did not understand why there was a rush to build as soon as <br />the land was in place. <br />Councilmember McClung indicated the other cities were concerned about a major investiture of <br />money and land outside their city and making sure there was a date certain to ensure the project is <br />completed. <br />Councilmember Holden commented she did not understand why this was such a concern given <br />the fact it was outside their city. She did not understand what these cities were concerned about. <br />Councilmember McClung explained Shoreview and North Oaks feared that the land would be <br />purchased and a fire station would never be built. <br />Councilmember Holden recommended the hard date be set for 2026 because this would allow <br />the City to pay off the land while still having five years to plan for the fire station. <br />Councilmember McClung stated this would be a reasonable recommendation. <br />Mayor Grant indicated he could support 2025 or 2026. <br />Councilmemher Scott stated he understood from previous conversations that the 2025 date was a <br />'ono later than" date. He explained he did not want the fire station to be pushed any later than <br />2026. <br />Councilmember Holmes supported the City setting a hard date in 2026 given the state of the <br />economy due to COVID-19. She stated the City could always complete the project sooner, but she <br />preferred the Fire Board moving forward with a date in2026, <br />Councilmember Scott commented he could support 2025 or 2026, but no later than 2026.