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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 26, 2023 4 JDA had every intention of answering the questions, but at this time, the JDA did not have all of the answers. She anticipated many of the questions would be answered when the financials were completed by Kimley Horn. Councilmember Holden indicated some of the questions would be quite easy to answer. Councilmember Monson supported the City waiting to respond to these questions until further information was available and the financial information was completed. Councilmember Holden questioned if Arden Hills residents would be advised before potential decisions were made. She anticipated the answer to this question would be no. Councilmember Monson stated she would like to have the scenario numbers brought forward. Councilmember Holden commented the bottom line was there would be expenditures and there would be revenues, and that a number of the questions being asked by this resident could be answered. Councilmember Holden questioned what size water tower would be constructed. City Administrator Perrault reported the water tower in the plan was for a one million gallon tank. He noted this could change depending on the density numbers. Mayor Grant expressed frustration with the fact the City was not able to answer basic questions for residents regarding this development. He supported staff going through and answering the questions that could be answered. Councilmember Fabel stated any common sense questions could be answered by the Mayor. He explained the Mayor has historical information on this project. He noted he was happy to have conversations with people who have questions. Mayor Grant reported there was a TCAAP Advisory Committee that was holding closed meetings and were discussing the future of this project. He noted he has no knowledge of what occurs at these meetings. He stated he would like to attend these meetings. He indicated if anyone has the answers to these questions, it would be the person working on those items, which would be Councilmember Fabel or City Administrator Perrault. He reiterated that he would like to have these questions answered by staff and asked if there was support from the Council. Councilmember Monson stated she supported staff reviewing and answering these questions. Councilmember Fabel and Councilmember Holden were in agreement. The City Council directed City Administrator Perrault to answer the list of questions to the extent of his knowledge to date and to contact the resident directly to provide answers.