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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — APRIL 10, 2023 21 for in 2023. This approval will also authorize the Finance Director to make any budget adjustments. Councilmember Holden discussed why the City dropped off their support from NYFS. She explained there were many mental health non-profit services in the suburbs and the Council didn't see why one should be funded over the others. She then discussed how residents were billed by NYFS. Mayor Grant stated he appreciated the information provided by Councilmember Holden. He explained he knew a number of residents who were helped by NYFS and he understood no Arden Hills resident was turned away, regardless of the City's support. However, at this time he wanted to see the City supporting this organization. Councilmember Rousseau explained she would be supporting a contract with NYFS. Councilmember Monson indicated she also supported the contract. She noted there were a lot of mental health issues plaguing youth today and she appreciated the sliding scale being offered by NYFS. MOTION: Councilmember Monson moved and Councilmember Rousseau seconded a motion to approve the Northeast Youth and Family Services (NYFS) Agreement. The motion carried (5-0). Councilmember Fabel stated he supported the City moving forward with a contract with NYFS. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Rousseau seconded a motion to extend the City Council meeting to 11:00 p.m. The motion carried (5-0). H. TCAAP AUAR City Administrator Perrault stated the City Council discussed updating the TCAAP Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) at its last worksession. The City first completed the TCAAP AUAR in 2014, and they are due every five years until a project begins construction. The last update was done in 2019, and we are due for one in 2024. However, the Council could choose to do the update early. A brief description of the AUAR process can be found below. The alternative urban areawide review (AUAR) process is a hybrid of the environmental assessment worksheet (EA 99 and environmental impact statement (EIS) review processes. Responsible governmental units (RGU) can use an AUAR as a planning tool to understand how different development scenarios will affect the environment of their community before the development occurs. The process is designed to look at the cumulative impacts of anticipated development scenarios within a given geographic area. City Administrator Perrault reported the benefit would be an updated assessment to help the current Council and JDA understand updated development implications. As previously discussed, Kimley Horn would be best positioned to handle this update as they have worked on the last two