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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: February 14, 2022 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />JANUARY 10, 2022 <br />7:00 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 regular City <br />Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor David Grant, Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, Steve <br />Scott and David Radziej <br /> <br /> Absent: None <br /> <br /> Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault; Finance Director Gayle Bauman; Public <br />Works Director/City Engineer David Swearingen; City Planner Jessica Jagoe; Planning <br />Consultant Jane Kansier; City Attorney Joel Jamnik; 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. The motion carried (4-0). <br /> <br />2. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL <br /> <br />Mary Henry, 3521 Ridgewood Court, she stated by mid-2022 the City would receive $1.25 <br />million in ARPA funds to help residents recover from the negative impacts of the COVID <br />pandemic. She discussed how there was a growing need for low income housing and encouraged <br />the City to consider how to use ARPA funding to encourage more affordable housing in the <br />community. <br /> <br />Lynn Diaz, 1143 Ingerson Road, spoke to the Council about housing. She indicated few cities <br />have the opportunity to plan and develop a plot of this size. She encouraged the Council to pursue <br />new and better, instead of more of the same suburban sprawl. She encouraged the Council to <br />consider pursuing more dense and affordable housing within Rice Creek Commons. <br />