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Approved: June 12, 2023 <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />MAY 15, 2023 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council <br />Work Session at 5:00 p.m. <br />Present: Mayor David Grant, Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Emily Rousseau, <br />Tena Monson and Tom Fabel <br />Absent: None <br />Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault, Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />David Swearingen, Assistant Public Works Director Lucas Miller, Community <br />Development Director Jessica Jagoe, Deputy Clerk Jolene Trauba, HR Green Regional <br />Director John Morast, Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council Members <br />Kevin Olson and Joe Fowler <br />1.PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL <br />Donna Wiemann, 1406 Arden View Drive, stated that at last week’s City Council meeting a <br />TCAAP informational open house was discussed. It was stated that there wasn’t enough <br />information at this time to move forward with an open house. She strongly disagreed. She passed <br />a list of 13 potential topics to have at an open house to the Council members. She said there are <br />many TCAAP components that could be presented now. It was also stated at last week’s meeting <br />that the earliest an open house would probably be held was late August. She felt there were many <br />facts about TCAAP that could be stated without checking with the County Board and without a lot <br />of preparation time. It seemed to her that Arden Hills residents are being precluded from what is <br />happening until the City Council and the County Board are very close to making an agreement <br />about the development. <br />Linda Swanson, 1124 Ingerson Road, congratulated City Administrator Perrault on the new <br />addition to his family. She stated her previous question hadn’t been answered and asked where <br />did the 1,700 - 2,200 density range come from? Who brought the number to the table? What is <br />the basis for this range? What other numbers have been brought up? Is this what the JDA’s <br />research is going to be based on? She asked Councilmember Fabel why they are keeping the JDA <br />advisory meetings closed, she understood they were under no obligation to open them but the City <br />Attorney has said they can be open. She didn’t understand why they were keeping this