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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL— SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 4 the City of Arden Hills. She questioned if an alternate should be attending the JDA meetings, if a Councilmember is unable to attend. She believed it was necessary to have full City representation at these meetings. She asked what the status was for the number of units for TCAAP. Kathy Sukke, 1286 Karth Lake Circle, stated she has lived in her home for the past 38 years. She reported at a recent worksession the Council discussed its budget shortfalls and that they were unsustainable. She believed the City's budget for 2024 looks challenging and the tax increases were necessary. She anticipated this would impact Arden Hills residents and this was even before the TCAAP project began. She indicated she disagreed with the Councilmember Monson completely. She questioned where the money would come from for the spine road. She believed the JDA should be wise and pursue real concrete numbers for this project. She recommended the JDA further consider how large big box proposals will impact the northern part of Arden Hills. She questioned why a traffic study had not been completed by the County in order to assist with better understanding how this project will impact the City. However, she asked if anyone would trust a traffic study that was completed by an entity that sued the City over density. She asked how much Ramsey County spent to sue the City. She noted Arden Hills spent twice for this lawsuit. She believed the JDA meeting last week was filled with propaganda noting the panelists were talking about a development that did not need zoning and would not have cars in 10 years. She recommended this development have transportation, especially for the low income people living on the site who hope to live and participate in the community. She indicated the no car scenario ignores the disabled, people with small children, elderly and those who care for them. She indicated the City already had dense housing that was not filled. She recommended the City not build a highly dense development because people may not come. She stated there was noting progressive about overspending or bonding residents endlessly due to the new Councilmembers inexperience with City government. 4. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES A. Public Inquiry Response from August 28, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting City Administrator Perrault provided the Council with a response to public inquiries from the August 28 City Council meeting. He commented on the questions Ms. Swanson brought up at the August 28 meeting noting the density scenarios changed after a discussion was held between City staff, County staff, the developer and consultants based on a fit test. He noted the developer said 1,960 was the correct high end for this site and this recommendation was then made to the JDA Advisory Committee and would be further discussed at the September 27 JDA meeting. He explained the JDA would be coming forward with a Term Sheet by the end of the year. Councilmember Holden requested further information on how staff defined Term Sheet. City Administrator Perrault explained the Term Sheet would not be binding, but would be a validation of where the development was headed. He noted the Term Sheet would be approved by the JDA. 5. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS None.