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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 27, 2023 5 City Administrator Perrault explained a summarized statement was written into the minutes, but a verbatim statement was not provided. Councilmember Monson supported a verbatim statement on TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons being included in the minutes going forward. Councilmember Fabel stated he believed the reports that were provided by City Administrator Perrault were reasonable and ample. Mayor Grant and Councilmember Holden supported a verbatim report being placed in the minutes as well. Mayor Grant asked what Ms. Swanson's second question was. Ms. Swanson requested a list of any and all resident recommendations the JDA has included in their plans as well as the resident that made the request. She expressed concern with the fact the JDA was not listening to or hearing any of the requests being made by the public when it comes to the TCAAP development. Mayor Grant questioned if the City was at liberty to disclose resident communications. City Attorney Schmidt explained correspondence between an elected official or a member of an appointed body, is not public data,but the recipient or the sender may choose to make it public. Councilmember Holden stated she believed this was a good question. She indicated she has asked for things to be brought up by the JDA and she was told she had to attend the meetings. Councilmember Fabel commented on the amount of communication and information that comes to a public official, noting much of it is oral. He stated he would not be able to recall every bit of information or suggestion that he has received from the public. He discussed how he brings a collection of information to all of his deliberations, as does every public official. He stated he did not have what Ms. Swanson was asking for. Councilmember Monson agreed with Councilmember Fabel, noting people make broad statements to the Council and she was taking this input from the public into consideration. She noted she was also taking into consideration the comments from the City Council, which had her reconsidering the zoning around the commercial district. Ms. Swanson indicated her questions had been addressed. 4. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES None. 5. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS None.