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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – MARCH 20, 2023 13 <br /> <br />Mayor Grant noted there could also be wording against Irish, Chinese, religious based etc, not <br />just black people. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rousseau thought they should make note in the newsletter that we’ve identified <br />the issue in the community and we would be sending a letter to those impacted and how to address <br />it. <br /> <br />Councilmember Monson thought they could message it as an educational item and supported <br />having it in the newsletter. <br /> <br />It was decided there was no rush to publish the information and the new Communications <br />Coordinator could write the article, followed up with a letter to residents. <br /> <br />G. Arden Hills Resident Discount at Shoreview Community Center <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden wondered how to approach Shoreview and what we have to barter with. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant felt they question was are they using their facility to its capacity, and if they’re not <br />would they give Arden Hills residents a bit of a discount. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden said many residents have said they would to there more often if there <br />was a discount. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant directed staff to ask Shoreview about discounting fees at the Community Center for <br />Arden Hills residents. <br /> <br />H. AUAR Update <br /> <br />Mayor Grant said the update was due in 2024, the last update was in 2019 and not all of the <br />sections were updated at that time. Cost for those updates was $10,000 and it took three to five <br />months to complete. If they update earlier it starts a new trigger for five years. He noted that if <br />they update the AUAR now and something goes forward with TCAAP, the AUAR would be out <br />of phase and questioned if they’d have to redo it again. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden thought it should be fully updated so parts that weren’t updated last <br />time were updated now. <br /> <br />Councilmember Fabel said the reason they are making the request is so it enables them to do it <br />cooperatively with the TCAAP process going forward. The AUAR presently says TCAAP can <br />accommodate between 1,500 and 2,500 housing units. The Comprehensive Plan has a different <br />number and the TCAAP code has a different number. So, if they looked at the issues in the <br />AUAR it would give them more flexibility in the TCAAP planning. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked who was the “we” in this, when he talks about we she doesn’t <br />know who he’s talking about. <br /> <br />Councilmember Fabel stated it was the JDA Advisory Committee who thought it would be a <br />good idea to have the AUAR done this year so they can make recommendations to the JDA