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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — AUGUST 21, 2023 10 Councilmember Monson stated this could be further addressed once a density scenario was selected. Mayor Grant asked if the AUAR had been updated. City Administrator Perrault stated this had not been done. Mayor Grant believed it would be beneficial to have a model or rendering of the site at each of the different density scenarios. City Administrator Perrault indicated it was too early to have this level of detail from the developer. He hoped the Council could land on one of the density scenarios at this meeting, either 1789 or 1960. Mayor Grant recommended the Council not overlook how this project, at the different density scenarios, would impact transportation and schools. City Administrator Perrault reported the County was looking further into the transportation impacts, but noted the adjacent roads were overbuilt in anticipation of this development. He explained he has had a number of conversations with the school district and noted they could handle the additional density. Councilmember Fabel stated it was his understanding the school district was anxious to get more students from Arden Hills into the schools. Councilmember Holden indicated she would support the Council further discussing this topic given the fact she was just provided these numbers at this meeting. Councilmember Monson stated she thought the Council would be trying to come to a consensus on the density at this meeting, but perhaps the Council was working to better understand the numbers. Further discussion ensued regarding the MOU with the developer. Ms. Kvilvang summarized the conversation of the Council noting she understood home ownership was important. E. Preliminary 2024 General Fund Budget Finance Director Bauman stated annually, City staff prepares and submits a preliminary budget to the City Council for review and feedback. Each department provided their respective forecasts for this budget. The proposed 2024 budget is $6,226,460, an increase of $696,280 or 12.6%. For the purpose of this discussion, there is a 13.2% ($621,270) tax levy increase reflected in the budget, all for the General Fund. As presented, the General Fund Budget is underfunded by $218,260 ($160,760 + $57,500), which is more than the budget shortfall projected in the 2023 budget of $160,760. This practice is not sustainable in the long term. Direction given at the July 2023 work session was to apply $57,500 of the 2022 fund balance to some one time operational