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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — NOVEMBER 2, 2023 10 Councilmember Holden said she would like to believe that but after dealing with Met Council in the past she wasn't sure. Mayor Grant asked if they wanted to have a City open house to get resident feedback. Councilmember Monson felt directing staff to pursue 1,960 is where they should start because there is a public hearing coming up with the Planning Commission that they can tie into. A separate open house is a significant undertaking, and there were a lot of people that came to last night's open house. Councilmember Holden wondered why anyone would come to give their opinion when the 1,960 was already decided. The current Council didn't have a culture to listen to residents. Councilmember Rousseau was in favor of setting the maximum at 1,960 and sending it forward to the Planning Commission. Councilmember Fabel agreed they should have staff start to prepare the necessary amendments to the TRC and Comprehensive Plan for consideration down the road. He also agreed people could come to the Planning Commission meeting for the public hearing. Mayor Grant felt a Planning Commission public hearing was entirely different from an open house. He didn't feel they were bringing the community along. They haven't received results from the questionnaire last night to know what people thought and said. That didn't mean staff couldn't work on it, but it sends a bad message when you have an open house and have a special work session without results from the open house. Councilmember Holden would like to know if the JDA chair would attend the Planning Commission meeting. She didn't see how he could be on the Planning Commission that evening. Councilmember Monson wondered if staff could advertise the Planning Commission meeting in a way other than normal. City Administrator Perrault said they could put it on the website and social media channels in a more obvious way. Councilmember Holden thought they should send a postcard to residents. The open house was in the newsletter but she though residents weren't given enough notice. City Administrator Perrault said the next newsletter was already at the printer but they could try to get something in it, or send a postcard if that fails. Councilmember Fabel felt the newsletter was the established mechanism of communication with residents from the Council. After further discussion on timing, it was determined to see if something could be added to the next newsletter, or possibly as an insert, and if not then a postcard. Mayor Grant directed staff to work on zoning changes on TCAAP as they have time.