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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — OCTOBER 18, 2021 C. Water Meters Update Mayor Grant stated the City should absorb the costs as outlined on the memo. Councilmember Holmes disagreed. She felt the charges should be assessed. She referred to an email from the City Attorney. Finance Director Bauman said the units in question had not been sold in the three years under discussion. She hadn't contacted any of the residents yet, and there would be 15 in total affected. She also has a couple of commercial accounts she'd like review. Councilmember Holmes felt they should charge the customers. Councilmember Scott said he initially thought it should be absorbed but because we don't know what the total amount is they should be given a generous payment schedule. Councilmember Holden thought they should pay the full amount for 2021 only. Councilmember Holmes suggested 50/50. Mayor Grant said he was ok with 50/50. Councilmember Scott agreed but with a generous time allowed for payment. Finance Director Bauman said they could be given the same length of time as it took them to accrue. She also noted that as of that morning 50 people had signed up for EyeOnWater monitoring. D. Sale of City Owned Parcel at 3588 Ridgewood Road Senior Planner Jagoe stated that based off of the direction given by the Council, Staff presented this item to the Planning Commission for review of consistency with the City's Comprehensive Plan. At their October 61h meeting, the Planning Commission motioned by a 5-0 vote that a potential sale of City owned property at 3588 Ridgewood Road would be in compliance with the City's Comprehensive Plan. The City Attorney has confirmed that the Planning Commission does not have the authority to add conditions to direct the terms of the sale and that type of action would fall under the purview of the City Council. Staff is bringing this discussion back to the City Council for direction on next steps for listing the parcel. The City Attorney has confirmed that a competitive bidding process for the sale is not required. Possible actions for consideration: • Conduct an appraisal of the property to determine listing price. Ramsey County records show the value of the parcel at $68,400. • Market the property to adjacent Property Owners similar to the right of first refusal, or broaden the sale to the general public. Any future listing would clearly outline the conditions of sale as previously discussed. • If public listing, Staff would ask for direction on staff marketing the property or contract with a licensed real estate agent/broker. Staff has been approached by a realtor about the process for agent/broker selection. List the property and allow a defined period of time for offers to be submitted.