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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—MAY 8, 2023 3 Mayor Grant read a proclamation in full for the record declaring May 9-15, 2023 to be National Police Week in the City of Arden Hills. He thanked the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department for the tremendous service they provide to the community. Councilmember Fabel thanked the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department for their dedicated service to the City of Arden Hills. He supported the Council endorsing the proclamation. MOTION: Councilmember Fabel moved and Councilmember Monson seconded a motion to endorse the proclamation. Councilmember Holden thanked the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department for their tremendous service to the community. She also thanked City and Public Works staff for their dedicated service to the City of Arden Hills and its residents. Mayor Grant stated he holds the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department in high regard. He noted he served on the Ramsey County 911 Dispatch Committee. He commented on the ride-alongs he has been on and commended the Ramsey County Deputies for being heroes in this community. Councilmember Monson reported she completed a ride-along with the Ramsey County Sheriff s Office on Friday, May 5. She noted she rode with a deputy who has a great deal of experience with mental health issues. She thanked the Public Works Department for all of their efforts on behalf of the community. The motion carried (5-0). 5. STAFF COMMENTS A. TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons Update City Administrator Perrault stated the JDA held a special worksession on Monday, May 1 where the group discussed communications planning, establishing an energy advisory committee and reviewing a roadmap for the project. It was noted JDA Commissioners Reinhardt and Monson would be serving on the Energy Advisory Committee. He explained Commissioner Fabel suggested the uses for the Campus Commercial zoning be expanded. Commissioner Monson explained the County does not have a proposal on the table. She noted the JDA was waiting for a bulleted list of items that need to be considered and noted the County was in a different financial position than they were years ago. She said that once the deal points were laid out and the economic data was available, further discussions would be held regarding each point. She stated the JDA has hired a third party consultant to assist with all communications and community engagement. She reported the Energy Advisory Committee has been tasked with completing an MOU with Xcel Energy to outline resource use and to find funding. She noted additional JDA worksession meetings would be held in between each regularly scheduled JDA meeting.