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