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Arden Hills Joint City Council/Planning Commission Master Development Planning Meeting <br /> April 10, 2007 <br /> • consider transit ready plan for future transit needs • <br /> • conduct a connectivity analysis for each one of the alternatives <br /> • connection to Rice Creek Corridor <br /> • consider future use at the trailer park site <br /> Mr. McMenimen walked Council and commissioners through the land use packet. He stated that <br /> they received comments from several sources and after getting public comments at the April <br /> open house, they would start to focus on a preferred plan direction and have a draft of that <br /> preferred plan available at the June open house for comments. <br /> Question and Answer Survey <br /> Mr. Chamberlain stated that they were preparing a question and answer survey that would go out <br /> to the community. The objective was to mail out the survey by April 15th. The questions and <br /> answers were based on topics brought up at the advisory group meetings: contamination issues, <br /> development finance and traffic and transportation issues. A draft Q & A went out to Council <br /> members for their review. After getting the Council's comments, the one question that remained <br /> was the issue of public finance. He asked for the Council's thought regarding whether aspects of <br /> the public finance issue within this Q &A should be omitted, simplified or continued as drafted. <br /> Councilmember Holmes stated that she thought it was confusing because it was not clear <br /> whether the public financing was local, state or federal. <br /> Councilmember Grant thought it should be addressed. He liked the section that was pulled from • <br /> the finance policy. <br /> Mayor Harpstead stated that he liked the commitment that we would look for financing wherever <br /> we could; we would lobby at the federal and state levels. <br /> Councilmember McClung stated that we needed to be honest that we would look for <br /> opportunities at the federal and state levels, but often times the opportunities may not be <br /> available. <br /> Mr. McMenimen stated that a newsletter would go out in May. A draft would be put together <br /> next week for Council review. The newsletter would include current news with the master <br /> planning efforts, the three concepts, a summary on the open house, graphics for the three <br /> schemes, transportation planning efforts and possibly an update on the purchase agreement. <br /> Councilmember Holden stated that there would be a greater chance of the TCAAP newsletter <br /> being read if it was included in the Arden Hills Notes. Details for including this newsletter with <br /> the May issue of the Arden Hills Notes would be worked out. <br /> Councilmember Grant asked if copies would be sent to the city halls of surrounding cities to <br /> keep them informed. <br /> Ms. Wolfe stated that she notified neighboring cities about the transportation open house and the • <br /> April 26`h workshop. <br /> Mayor Harpstead suggested we also plan a separate smaller meeting where we specifically invite <br />