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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — JULY 23, 2020 3 Councilmember Scott asked if there was a type of boiler that would also provide domestic hot water. Mr. Willemssen replied there are boilers with a secondary heat exchanger but he felt a water heater replacement made sense because the hot water needs in the building are low. The current water heater and boiler are around 80% efficiency, new equipment would be approximately 95%. He said there would probably be around a 20% reduction in the natural gas bill. Councilmember Holden asked if there was an economy of scale if we do the hot water heater at the same time as the boiler. Mr. Willemssen said there would be a small economy of scale by having one mobilization by a contractor, possibly $15-20,000. Mayor Grant asked if they could ask for a time frame on the bid and if there was in issue with them installing in October or November? Mr. Willemssen said if they could get a request out in the next month there would be a lot of interest, as things have slowed down on construction. Councilmember Holden felt because it is in this year's budget, they should ask for bids now and try to get the work done this year, depending on how bids come back. Councilmember McClung agreed. Councilmember Holmes agreed. Councilmember Scott asked if bids would be on options 1, 2 and 3? He recommended option 1. Mayor Grant said he thought everyone was going with the recommended option, option 1. City Administrator Perrault said they could move forward as soon as Paulson and Clark are finished with the design plans. C. Concept Plan Review — Old Snelling Associate Planner Hartmann said Nathan Fair is the applicant for a Concept Plan at 4370 Snelling Avenue North. The property is 1.28 acres, located in the R-1 Single Family Residential and is guided as Low Density Residential Use (LDR) on the 2040 Land Use Plan. The applicant is asking to divide the lot into four separate lots to build detached single family homes and a private drive. Mr. Fair stated that he was informed earlier in the day that there seems to be quite a bit of neighborhood opposition and he would withdraw the application if the Council feels it's not a proper fit. They did a project in Arden Hills a few years ago, this would be similar homes, with a lot of landscaping at the entrance and on the other sides of the property to screen the existing homes.