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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: November 22, 2021 <br /> <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 /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br /> Absent: None <br /> <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 /> <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> <br />1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <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 /> <br />2. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. Joint Powers Agreement for the Lake Johanna Fire Department <br />Headquarters <br /> <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 /> <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