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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 28, 2023 2 both the fire department and sheriffs office in the past few weeks and both generally agreed that we should use the numbers in our current proforma, they will not have a better estimate moving forward. As always, updates on the advisory committee can be found on our City's website. Mayor Grant asked when the soft close was scheduled for the Primer Tracer site. City Administrator Perrault indicated the soft close was set for September 6. Councilmember Holden clarified some inaccuracies that occurred at the last worksession. She explained City Administrator Perrault stated CR96 was able to handle "X" number of cars per day. She reported she was looking for further information on how the area would manage additional traffic and how long it would take residents on Karth Lake to get out only Hamline Avenue. She understood it was already difficult for residents to get onto Hamline Avenue and these were the numbers she was interested in learning more about. She commented on traffic capacities and how residents would be impacted by how long it could take to get out of their neighborhoods. She noted Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers said the developer proposed to build a $13 million park in the downtown TCAAP area. She stated if you go back and read the urban studies, the developer was obligated to build a park to accommodate 880 units in the downtown area of TCAAP. She noted there would be a $5 million park in The Creek and a $5 million park in another neighborhood and reiterated it was part of the developer's obligation to have a downtown park. She said the developer thought he could bring it in cheaper than if the City contracted it out. She commented on how it would be difficult to maintain HOA's in the downtown area. She reported the financial consultants have urged the City to raise the projected numbers for the Sheriff s Office and questioned why this has not been done. City Administrator Perrault noted these numbers have been raised since the term sheets and would more closely reflect what would be encountered with increased density on TCAAP. Mayor Grant commented he wanted to learn more about how TCAAP would impact the north/south roads in Arden Hills. He indicated he also wanted to see an analysis on the internal roads within TCAAP. City Administrator Perrault stated he would be happy to provide the 2014/2019 AUAR to the Council. Councilmember Holden wanted to learn how long it would take someone living within the Creek neighborhood to get to the County Road. City Administrator Perrault explained the City does not have a traffic study that was that granular. Councilmember Monson reported at the recent worksession she suggested the Council hold a future worksession to further discuss TCAAP. She stated she was looking forward to this discussion. Councilmember Holden indicated she has been asking for this since February.