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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION—MARCH 11, 2024 5 Councilmember Holden noted that Northern Lights had a liquor license and it hadn't been an issue so she didn't think there should be any issue. Councilmember Fabel thought they couldn't be a successful event center without a liquor license. Councilmember Monson felt it was fine to have a third-party caterer but would rely on staff to be sure they followed the ordinances. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson added that she wanted Council to understand that due to State Statute an event center couldn't have a liquor license now,but in Phase 2 when there is a restaurant they can pursue a on-sale liquor license. Potentially the City could say they would like the Sheriffs office(who has to be notified by the caterer)to let us know there was an event, for informational purposes. Councilmember Holden said a lot of event centers have a police officer during events. Is that a city requirement? Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson replied that would fall into requirements for the property to have onsite security for events. That was a component with Northern Lights. Community Development Director Jagoe added that if they were to look at the ordinance as a Conditional Use Permit they could set conditions. C. Rice Creek Commons/TCAAP Discussion Councilmember Holden said seeing they are potentially a half million dollars in the hole a year, she wondered if they were working on closing the gap or were they only closing the gap for Ramsey County. City Administrator Perrault said County and City staff and the consultant are working on closing the horizontal infrastructure gap; spine road, trunk utilities, and water tower, to allow them to be sold off for private development where they would install their own streets and utilities. Eventually costs to the City will come back to the Council. Mayor Grant said the City's issues were trunk utilities and the water tower, not soils or mass grading. Councilmember Holden was surprised that the JDA was surprised about the soils because that report has been on the Ramsey County website since 2016. The road is the County's problem. Is the City still looking to get protection on the utilities? City Administrator Perrault said yes, the utilities are funded by assessments and the water tower is funded by fees and charges, that is still the baseline they have to operate with. Councilmember Holden was more concerned with the protection of the City if a development doesn't happen. It used to be the 529 and then Alatus said they would back it. She wondered if there was an agreement protecting the City.