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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — AUGUST 14, 2023 2 Advisory Committee met on August 10 and the County discussed their MOU work with Alatus, revised density scenarios and spoke to the need of speaking with the school district. Councilmember Monson stated the JDA was trying to work through what kind of housing the project could have. She reported the JDA was striving to have a diverse variety of housing within this development, while also addressing the affordability piece. Councilmember Holden explained the original plan back in 2016 was to have a variety of housing on TCAAP. She requested staff put information regarding TCAAP in the City's newsletter. She believed this would be better for residents than having them seek information regarding TCAAP on several different websites. She asked that the Council discuss this matter further at an upcoming worksession meeting. Mayor Grant asked what equity in energy resiliency meant. City Administrator Perrault stated this referred to the three core elements (equity, carbon neutrality and resiliency) in the State's Climate Action Plan. He indicated the Energy Committee was reflecting the State's core values in their plan. Councilmember Holden recommended the MPCA's document be considered by the Energy Committee as well. Councilmember Monson reported when considering how to build a sustainable community, it was important to do things the right way from the start so homes and businesses do not have to be retrofitted. She discussed how important it would be to acknowledge the bigger picture in order to reflect on what would be best for the environment. 3. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL Donna Wiemann, 1406 Arden View Drive, explained she emailed Councilmember Tom Fabel expressing her displeasure that there were only two sentences regarding TCAAP in the July newsletter. She did not believe this was being very transparent. She reported most of the first page was devoted to the Rib Fest and one-third of one page was devoted to pickleball. She believed it was reasonable for residents to see some important highlights on TCAAP in the newsletter. She recommended housing density, affordable housing, and project timeline (roadmap) information be made available to the public. In addition, she urged the City to make the public aware of the upcoming community engagement event that was being planned for October. 4. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES None. 5. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS None.