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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY 8, 2024 2 Councilmember Monson indicated she did not object to pulling these items from the Consent Calendar but given the items that are pulled and what she anticipated the conversation was going to be, she supported moving Item 9 to just before Unfinished Business in order to have that conversation after TCAAP. However, she did support the pulled items being discussed after Items 11 A and 11 B. Councilmember Holden explained she disagreed with this recommendation and questioned why the Council would push items to the end of the agenda. She did not believe this action was transparent in nature yet now items were trying to be hidden late in the day so people could leave. She believed the pulled Consent Calendar items should be discussed under Item 9 like they always were. Councilmember Fabel indicated he concurred with the recommendations of Councilmember Rousseau and Councilmember Monson. MOTION: Councilmember Monson moved and Councilmember Fabel seconded a motion to approve the meeting agenda as amended moving Item 11B before 11A and discussing all pulled Consent Calendar items prior to Item 12. Councilmember Holden suggested Item 10 be discussed after Item 11. Mayor Grant supported this suggestion. City Administrator Perrault reported the Public Hearings had to be held prior to discussing Items 11 A and 1113. The motion carried 3-2 (Councilmember Holden and Mayor Grant opposed). 2. TCAAP/RICE CREEK COMMONS UPDATE City Administrator Perrault stated since the last City Council meeting, the JDA had their first meeting of the year on January 2nd, at that meeting they approved their 2024 schedule and received updates on the infrastructure work at RCC, the traffic study, the energy advisory committee and reviewed the 2024 roadmap and development agreement schedule. At tonight's meeting, Council will be reviewing the TRC changes and as part of the discussion the preliminary traffic study results will be highlighted. For the infrastructure update, the County is going to be seeking a consultant to complete the design of the spine road and associated trunk utilities. Under their current plan, they estimate the spine road and associated infrastructure won't be complete until the end of 2027; however, this will depend on a variety of factors. That said, the developer is also researching what aspects could be done privately. The County is still working on selecting an energy consultant, and is expected to approve a contract sometime in January. For future advisory meetings, the advisory committee will be meeting likely once a month, while Staff will meet more often to discuss the details that will make up the development agreement. The energy committee will likely meet soon after the consultant is selected. Regarding Outlot A, the County Board is meeting tomorrow in closed session to discuss the sale of that property, it is expected details of the potential buyer will be released sometime in January. Lastly, the Council at its worksession earlier today discussed a concept plan by Maplewood Development Companies, the winner of the GSA auction. They are looking to prepare the Primer Tracer site for a future industrial use, but would be subject to Council's consideration of rezoning.