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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JULY 13, 2020 4 <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, 2020 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/Managers 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 were 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 /> City 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 />