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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – MAY 16, 2022 8 Councilmember Holden was in favor of looking further into changing the second floor but to keeping offices to scale, and when the downstairs gets done offices may need to come out and made a more normal size. City Administrator Perrault said he’d like to have a preliminary discussion with Fluid Interiors to get a sense of cost for modular offices. Councilmember Holden said the priority should be to maximize the space. Mayor Grant added they need to be sure to not build offices too big only to find out they need more staff and there’s no place for them to go. City Administrator Perrault said he would take a step or two forward and bring his findings back for more discussion. Councilmember Holden noted once TCAAP gets going we will need space for several inspectors. City Administrator Perrault replied that inspectors may be contracted and could work from tablets in the field with minimal need for desk space. Mayor Grant suggested taking the amount of space we think we need and add three additional people. F. Council Tracker City Administrator Perrault provided the Council with an update on the Council Tracker. After discussion, the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office Data Reporting and Quarterly Updates to Council item was removed from the tracker. Councilmember Holmes requested that International Paper be added to the tracker. Discussion ensued regarding International Paper parking semi-trailers along Red Fox Road. It was decided to tell International Paper to remove trucks from the north side of the road within a month or they will be ticketed, and to submit a plan of action within two months. Once the plan is received the decision will be made as to whether or not they will ticket trucks on the south side. 2. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES Councilmember Holden commented that according to the Met Council affordable housing unit report Arden Hills has 436 affordable housing units under 30% below the Federal poverty level, based on 3200 household units, which is over 12%. She felt this information should be told to residents, as Arden Hills has more at this level than other neighboring communities. She wondered if the people from All in One had talked with the people in the manufactured home community. Councilmember Holmes suggested they could publish an article in the newsletter.