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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARY 12, 2007 6 Councilmember Grant stated if he were the developer he would want significant TIF. He asked • who would provide the rigors of the "but/for" test. Mr. Bubul responded it would be the City, City staff, and the consultants. Councilmember Grant noted under item J, on Page 6, he asked if the City wanted to send something of a legal nature which they do not want to make public, he asked if they had to provide a copy to CRR, which would then become a public document. He asked if there was an issue with this. Mr. Bubul responded he did not see this as an issue. He indicated they needed a free-flow of communication between the parties. Mayor Harpstead suggested instead of an actual document, would they consider taking a summary. He noted if this was under attorney/client privilege they would want it not included. Mr. Bubul responded they would look at this. Councilmember Holmes suggested they strike (1) on page 6 because it was vague. Mr. Bubul agreed. Councilmember Holden stated the prioritizing concerned her. She respect to 4a on page 5, how would they make City staff available for consultation. Mr. Bubul responded this was a general statement they were negotiating in good faith and as a practical matter this was not usually be a problem. He noted they would be paying the additional costs, as well as any additional staff. Councilmember Holmes recommended they add the language "reasonable". Mr. Bubul • responded they could add that wording. Councilmember Holmes asked if they should add the OTP and the Memorandum of Understanding under section 5 on Page 7. She asked on the two business days, they could add in unaccrued reimbursable costs also. Mr. Bubul responded they could add those recommendations. Council Holden asked under 5(b) if there were any City staff costs reimbursed from May 2005 until now. She stated if the City was not being reimbursed, this is not in the best interest of the City. Ms. Wolfe responded that this has not been discussed yet. Ms. Barton noted on the spreadsheet of reimbursable costs, the City time would be added to Exhibit C. Councilmember Grant noted there were a number of bench handouts requested by Council and in the past Council has had a freestanding policy that they would not be basing their decisions on bench handouts. He stated that being the case, he believed they needed additional time to look at all of the information. Mayor Harpstead suggested they finish the review of the document, register questions, and requested this be brought back to Council in the future. Councilmember Grant asked if the term "master developer" had any legal significance. Mr. Bubul responded it did not and it just meant this was the developer they were dealing with on the entire TCAAP site. He indicated however if Council was uncomfortable with this wording, it • could be changed.