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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — APRIL 10, 2023 2 George Winnicke, 4175 Old Highway 10, noted he was an insurance broker by trade. He discussed how he completed risk analysis and risk factor ratings for properties. He commented on the risks surrounding some of the TCAAP property, as it was within a superfund site. He understood some of the property was highly contaminated and encouraged the City to speak with an attorney before developing this site. He feared the City would spend a fortune developing and defending this property. He explained he was asked by the Army to remove his private well and to hook up to City water because the water under the TCAAP property was highly contaminated. He reported pollution liability was a very big deal and he did not want this development to come back and bite the City in the future. Linda Swanson, 1124 Ingerson Road, explained she had attended all of the JDA meetings but has not been able to attend the JDA Advisory Committee meetings. She expressed concern with the fact the JDA Advisory Committee meetings were not held publicly nor were their minutes available to residents. She discussed how Councilmembers were to be transparent and make information available to the public, however with this committee, Councilmember Fabel did not feel it was necessary. She understood the JDA would be holding a worksession meeting on May 1. She questioned when the needs and the wants of Arden Hills residents would be addressed by the JDA. She asked when the County would be coming forward with their wants. She stated after the April 3 JDA meeting, she now understands why Ramsey County was pushing for so many affordable housing units. However, she questioned why Arden Hills should have to shoulder the affordable housing deficit that Ramsey County found themselves in. She summarized other comments that were made at the April 3 JDA meeting. She expressed concern with how the TCAAP project was moving forward given the numerous promises from the slate Councilmembers. Donna Weeman, 1406 Arden View Drive, stated at the April 3 JDA meeting, staff confirmed the minutes of the JDA Advisory Committee would be posted on the City's website. She reported this group has met on three different occasions and she looked forward to reviewing these minutes. She recommended a survey be completed for the TCAAP development now rather than later in order to gather information from Arden Hills residents. She discussed how Ramsey County was short 15,000 affordable housing units. She indicated this was a huge number and she anticipated some of the units within TCAAP would be affordable. However, she did not believe it made sense for the entire development to be affordable high density. She explained as of 2019, 40% of the housing units in Arden Hills were affordable at 80% AMI and 13% of the City's housing was at 30% AMI. Kathy Sukke, 1286 Karth Lake Circle, reported she has lived in Arden Hills for the past 36 years. She noted the JDA meeting held on April 3 was disappointing, noting the group followed Councilmember Rousseau's lead and curtailed freedom of speech from the public. She believed there was nothing clean about the clean slate serving on the JDA. She questioned why 40 years of experience had been removed from the JDA. She feared the City was not properly protected. She understood Ramsey County paid too much for the TCAAP property and she believed the federal government should have cleaned it up when they polluted it. She has been told that the site was only cleaned down to four feet and feared how homes or underground parking could be constructed on the property. She recommended the development remain at 1460 units as this would lead to 3,300 units. She stated this would be a very dense development as there would be over 3,000 people living on 161 acres. She explained she had to laugh at Ramsey County's