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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: May 23, 2022 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MAY 9, 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, David <br />Radziej, and Steve Scott <br /> <br /> Absent: None <br /> <br /> Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault; Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />Dave Swearingen; City Planner Jessica Jagoe; and City Attorney Joel Jamnik <br /> <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> <br />1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />Mayor Grant requested two items be added to the agenda, the first being Item 2A a Proclamation <br />for National Police Week and the second item was Item 9B a Terms Sheet for Rice Creek <br />Commons. <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Radziej seconded a <br />motion to approve the meeting agenda as amended. The motion carried (5-0). <br /> <br />2. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL <br /> <br />Christy Jacob, 1492 Arden Place West, reported she is the mother to seven kids who have or will <br />be attending Mounds View High School. She explained she is a psychologist and has a private <br />practice in Arden Hills. She noted she has lived in Arden Hills for the past 19 years and over the <br />past two years she has participated in One and All Arden Hills, which is a group that is working to <br />create a more welcoming, just and inclusive community. She discussed the work this group was <br />doing to address affordable housing in Arden Hills. She reported the City of Arden Hills had <br />received a score of 10 out of 100 from the Met Council, based on its affordable housing efforts in <br />2021. She noted this score represents Arden Hills’ efforts for the past 10 years. She indicated the <br />City’s efforts have been deficient because only four units have been built in the past 10 years. She