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'I DRAFT ,- DEN H1LLS Approved: November 13, 2023 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OCTOBER 9, 2023 5:30 P.M. -ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council Work Session at 5:00 p.m. Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Emily Rousseau, Tena Monson and Tom Fabel Absent: None Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault, Community Development Director Jessica Jagoe, and Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Julie Hanson Mayor Grant declared October 9 as a Non-Holiday to conduct City business. He said they would discuss the Lake Johanna Blvd Speed Display Sign first. 1. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL Donna Wiemann, 1406 Arden View Drive, explained at the JDA meeting last week a resident said there had been institutional racism in Arden Hills for years by the City discouraging low income housing. However, in 2019 the Met Council said that 40% of the units in Arden Hills are considered affordable to households at 80% of medium income. The TCAAP plan at that time of 1,460 units called for an additional 373 affordable units, which was over 20% of the proposed units in TCAAP. She was not aware of any developers coming to the City, proposing affordable housing and it being denied by the City. Micah Kiernan, 3280 Lake Johanna Boulevard, thanked the Council for responding to his email. He has lived at his address for 6 '/z years. He stated there are no sidewalks and an unprotected shoulder where they bike and walk. A majority of drivers speed on the road, and many cross over into the shoulder. They are looping for support for any measures that can be taken to help people feel safe between now and when a trail is built. 2. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES None.