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