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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION — DECEMBER 18, 2023 15 Mayor Grant would be fine if the chosen developer for Outlot A comes, and he would be fine if that developer developed the rest of the commercial portion of TCAAP. He thought they brought together a really good plan. Mr. Lux is a housing guy, if they want to talk about commercial space they should bring in a commercial developer, someone that is independent. Councilmember Holden agreed that they should bring in two or three. They all see things a little differently. When they put the JDA and plan in the first place they had six multifamily developers come in to give them their thoughts and you could see the theme that was best for TCAAP. Councilmember Monson asked if they had a developer signed when they had the others come in. Mayor Grant said they did, and the other developers were happy to come in. Councilmember Holden added that they needed more than one person with a vision because everyone sees the future differently. Councilmember Rousseau would be interested in that, but she would like to understand what was happening with Outlot A before they have that meeting. She also wondered if there was a County Director of Economic Development that could provide input. Mayor Grant stated that he didn't know if Staff had good direction or not. City Administrator Perrault thought the conversation coalesced around having Mr. Lux and/or his commercial representatives invited to a meeting after the JDA work session and invite additional developers including the Outlot A development person to discuss commercial marketing conditions, zoning conditions that might be averse to attracting development, along with warehousing/commercial/manufacturing options that we allow or don't allow. Councilmember Holden didn't want the developer of Outlot A there because they may already have bias on what they're creating and may want to offset it so they can fill their commercial area first. She also didn't think a County representative should be there because they are biased and may want things in Arden Hills that may not be the best for Arden Hills. Councilmember Rousseau would still be interested in having the County understanding that there may be biases. City Administrator Perrault said he would start working on it and give the Council an update. Discussion ensued regarding the timing of the County approving Outlot A. E. Arden Manor Hardcourt — CDBG Discussion Assistant Public Works Director Miller stated there was a change order approved in July to remove the hard court from the Arden Manor Park improvements this past summer with the idea of pursuing future Community Development Block Grant funding. Staff recommends the first step be to hire a consultant to begin the CDBG process. Cost is anticipated to be about $5,000. There are two options the Council should consider with the CDBG program: the first is applying for CDBG to cover all engineering and construction costs resulting in a 2025 construction