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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — NOVEMBER 27, 2023 5 <br />Councilmember Fabel stated he believed the reports that were provided by City Administrator <br />Perrault were reasonable and ample. <br />Mayor Grant and Councilmember Holden supported a verbatim report being placed in the <br />minutes as well. <br />Mayor Grant asked what Ms. Swanson's second question was. <br />Ms. Swanson requested a list of any and all resident recommendations the JDA has included in <br />their plans as well as the resident that made the request. She expressed concern with the fact the <br />JDA was not listening to or hearing any of the requests being made by the public when it comes to <br />the TCAAP development. <br />Mayor Grant questioned if the City was at liberty to disclose resident communications. <br />City Attorney Schmidt explained correspondence between an elected official or a member of an <br />appointed body, is not public data, but the recipient or the sender may choose to make it public. <br />Councilmember Holden stated she believed this was a good question. She indicated she has <br />asked for things to be brought up by the JDA and she was told she had to attend the meetings. <br />Councilmember Fabel commented on the amount of communication and information that comes <br />to a public official, noting much of it is oral. He stated he would not be able to recall every bit of <br />information or suggestion that he has received from the public. He discussed how he brings a <br />collection of information to all of his deliberations, as does every public official. He stated he did <br />not have what Ms. Swanson was asking for. <br />Councilmember Monson agreed with Councilmember Fabel, noting people make broad <br />statements to the Council and she was taking this input from the public into consideration. She <br />noted she was also taking into consideration the comments from the City Council, which had her <br />reconsidering the zoning around the commercial district. <br />Ms. Swanson indicated her questions had been addressed. <br />4. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES <br />None. <br />5. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS <br />None. <br />6. STAFF COMMENTS <br />None. <br />7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />