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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 23, 2023 9 Councilmember Monson reported she had no personal benefits or conflicts of interest concerning the Rice Creek Commons development. Rather she was trying to use her years of experience in the renewable energy industry to assist in moving this project forward. She stated she has a great interest in doing the right thing for the environment and by making this project as sustainable as possible. She noted that her company works on much larger scale projects, and that this project is much smaller. She explained that if a personal interest were to arise, she would recuse herself or take the appropriate steps necessary. Councilmember Holden indicated she was able to attend Fun Fest at the townhouses last Saturday. She stated this was a very well attended community event. Councilmember Holden reported the Gathering Place held a trunk or treat event at Hazelnut Park that was also very well attended. Councilmember Holden suggested the City Attorney provide the Council with information on the open meeting law. She commented that one Councilmember was having serial meetings. Councilmember Holden indicated she was appalled by one of the earlier speakers who spoke about transportation from the AUAR and how the AUAR showed the TCAAP site could accommodate 1,500 or 2,500. She clarified that the bottom line was the AUAR did not address internal transportation. Rather, it addresses four intersections, 35W, County Road H, Hamline Avenue and County Road 96. She stated she was tired of hearing the lies about how there were no traffic concerns. She encouraged Mr. Larson to go back and read through the minutes as to how the 1,460 density number came about. She reiterated that the County failed to submit their terms which meant they were not willing to negotiate. She noted the City accepted an offer during mediation and the County changed their mind. Councilmember Holden wished everyone a safe and Happy Halloween. Councilmember Holden reported when people are treated inappropriately from the bench, perhaps the bench needs to be treated inappropriately. Councilmember Fabel stated he has been in the public life for many of his 77 years and has never before been offered a bribe. Councilmember Fabel spoke to Mr. Larson's comments. He noted he has a series of emails and letters dating back to April 25, 2022 noting he requested all data generated or maintained by the City Council pertaining to the amount or nature of residential home units within TCAAP or Rice Creek Commons development. He stated he had several discussions with Mr. Perrault after making this request. He reported on June 9, 2022 Mr. Larson and himself met with Mr. Perrault who provided a partial response to his document request. However, he was told the information requested from the Mayor and Councilmembers was not yet available. He stated on October 4, 2022 he spoke with Mr. Perrault regarding the data from the Mayor and City Councilmembers noting the information had still not been produced. He explained requests made for information, as discussed by Mr. Larson, were made to the Councilmembers and Mayor in April of 2022 and this request was repeated through the end of 2022. To this day, this information has not been provided. He concluded that Mr. Larson was correct, this information had never been made