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EN HILLS <br /> Approved: November 22, 2021 <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> NOVEMBER 1, 2021 <br /> 5:45 P.M. -ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor David Grant called to order the Special City <br /> Council meeting at 5:45 p.m. <br /> Present: Mayor David Grant, Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, Dave <br /> McClung(attending via Zoom), and Steve Scott(arrived at 5:51 p.m.) <br /> Absent: None <br /> Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault; Finance Director Gayle Bauman; Public <br /> Works Director/City Engineer David Swearingen; and City Clerk Julie Hanson <br /> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a <br /> motion to approve the meeting agenda as presented. A roll call vote was <br /> taken. The motion carried (4-0). <br /> 2. NEW BUSINESS <br /> A. Joint Powers Agreement for the Lake Johanna Fire Department <br /> Headquarters <br /> Councilmember McClung stated the City Council discussed the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) <br /> at its October work session and directed staff to bring forward a final document for approval. The <br /> JPA sets forth a board comprised of members of the City Council from Arden Hills, North Oaks, <br /> and Shoreview to oversee station construction and financing of a future Lake Johanna Fire <br /> department (LJFD) headquarters. This JPA is a culmination of a lot of work between the three <br /> cities and the fire department, and is the next step in moving the station to fruition. <br /> Councilmember McClung explained this process began in 2018 when the department underwent <br /> a needs study and assessed its needs over the next fifty years. The study identified shortcomings <br /> with its current station model, and recommended disposing of Station 4 on Victoria Avenue and <br />