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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — JANUARY 9, 2023 24 Mayor Grant discussed how valuable Brian Holmes has been to the City for the past four years. He reported nine or ten individuals were interviewed and Brian Holmes was selected by the City Council to serve as the JDA Chair. He explained he was a qualified neutral individual that wants the best for the City. He believed Brian Holmes would serve the citizens of Arden Hills well. He indicated he may not always agree with the City's position, but that is not what the Council was looking for. He was of the opinion Brian Holmes would be fair and balanced as the JDA Chair. He discussed how Brian Holmes has waited for the past three years for the County to show up, but this didn't happen. He did not believe the community should turn their back on Brian Holmes just because there was three new members on the City Council. He explained the bylaws for the JDA state the City can determine at its discretion the length of terms it wants for its assignees at any point during the year. He reported in December the Council reappointed Brian Holmes to the JDA. He feared how the action before the Council was to allow the three new Councilmembers to appoint their fourth slate -mate to the JDA, even after he was not elected. He discussed how imbalanced this would be. He noted Councilmember Holden stepped down from the JDA in order to allow a new Councilmember to serve on the JDA. He reported this was how to balance a situation, which should be the spirit of Arden Hills. He discussed how the previous Council worked together on behalf of the community. He stated the spirit of the motions before the Council was not "working together". MOTION: Councilmember Fabel moved and Councilmember Monson seconded a motion to rescind the current appointments of Brian Holmes (Chair) and David Grant (Commissioner) to the Joint Development Authority. Mayor Grant stated a majority vote of the City Council can remove someone from a Board, Committee or Commission. City Attorney Jamnik reported this was allowed per City Code 220.01 Subd. 8 noting the language reads any member of a Board, Committee or Commission or other appointed body may be removed by the majority vote of the entire City Council. Mayor Grant stated while he understood this action was allowed per City Code, he did not believe it should necessarily be done. Councilmember Fabel indicated this action was also allowed per State law, which governs City governments. A roll call vote was taken. The motion to rescind the current appointments of Brian Holmes (Chair) and David Grant (Commissioner) to the Joint Development Authority carried 3-2 (Councilmember Holden and Mayor Grant opposed). D. JDA Commissioner and Chair Appointments City Administrator Perrault stated this item was brought forward by Councilmember Fabel. He explained the Joint Powers Agreement between Ramsey County and the City of Arden Hills for the development of Rice Creek Commons provides that the City shall appoint members to serve on the Joint Development Authority. The City is to appoint the Chair and two Commissioners.