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cityofardenhills.org • March 2024 • 3 cityofardenhills.org • March 2024 • 3 <br />City Council Benchmarks <br />Feb. 12, 2024 City Council Meeting <br />All votes 5-0 unless otherwise noted. <br />• Approved 2023 Budget <br />Carryovers <br />• Approved Rice Creek Commons <br />Alternative Urban Areawide <br />Review (AUAR) Update ($39,500) <br />• Approved 2024 Collective <br />Bargaining Updates <br />• Approved Resolution 2024-007 <br />– Variance at 1666 Oak Avenue <br />(Planning Case 23-023) <br />• Approved Resolution 2024- <br />008 Approving Plans and <br />Specifications and Ordering <br />Advertisement for Bids – <br />2024 PMP Street and Utility <br />Improvement Project ($2,763,952 <br />pre-bid estimate) <br />• Approved Ordinances 2023- <br />013 and 2023- 014 Relating to <br />Ground-Mounted Solar Energy <br />Systems in Residential Zoning <br />Districts (Planning Case 23-018) <br />and Authorization to Publish <br />Summary Ordinances 2023-013 <br />and 2023-014 <br />• Approved Change Order Nos. 1, <br />2, 3, 4 and 5 and Payment Nos. <br />1 and 2 – County Road E and Old <br />Snelling Avenue Improvements <br />($2,115,884 total) <br />• Approved Resolution 2024-009 <br />Appointing Elizabeth Johnson to <br />the Parks, Trails and Recreation <br />Committee (PTRC) <br />• Approved City Hall Parking Lot <br />Improvements – Payment No. 4 & <br />Final Closeout ($306,455.51) <br />• Approved Public Works 2024 <br />Bobcat Forestry Head Attachment <br />Equipment Purchase ($23,764) <br />• Approved Resolution 2024- <br />010 Approving Plans and <br />Specifications and Ordering <br />Advertisement for Bids - 2024 <br />CIPP Lining Project ($487,396 <br />estimate w/ alternate) <br />• Approved Acknowledgment <br />of the Application of Ducks <br />Unlimited North Suburban <br />Chapter 239 for an Exempt Permit <br />to Conduct a Raffle with the Event <br />being April 27, 2024 with No <br />Waiting Period <br />• Approved Resolution 2024-011 <br />– Conditional Use Permit – 3751 <br />Lexington Avenue N (Mister Car <br />wash) – Planning Case 23-024 <br /> <br />For a complete listing of recent <br />City Council actions, visit <br />cityofardenhills.org and click on <br />“View Agendas and Minutes.” <br />Garden Plots Available to Rent <br />Are you ready to grow your own flowers, herbs, and produce but don’t have adequate <br />conditions for a garden? The City offers residents the opportunity to rent a garden plot at the <br />City’s site located on Old Highway 10. <br />To reserve a plot, complete the Garden Plot Sublease form online or print and mail it to City <br />Hall. There is a $55.00/plot fee for the cost of garden preparation. April 30 is the final day to <br />apply for a plot before other applicants can request a second. There is a $25 fee for the rental of <br />a second plot. For more information, call 651-792-7848 or visit cityofardenhills.org/210/Garden-Plot-Rental. <br />Apply for Lawns to Legumes <br />Lawns to Legumes offers free resources for DIYers to learn how to plant pollinator-friendly gardens, <br />meadows, lawns, trees, and shrubs. It also provides cost-share grants to help cover the costs of <br />doing a project. The goal is to help people create habitats for at-risk species like the rusty patched <br />bumble bee and the monarch butterfly. <br />Minnesota residents are eligible to apply for Lawns to Legumes cost-share funding of up to $400 <br />to create pollinator habitat in their yards. The application deadline for the Fall 2024 Lawns to <br />Legumes Individual Support program is May 15, 2024. Grant recipients will be notified in late May. <br />Learn more at bluethumb.org/lawns-to-legumes/apply. <br />For project updates, including summaries of the advisory committee meetings, relevant <br />documents, and other important information, visit cityofardenhills.org and click on <br />the Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP) News Flash on the home page. You can also visit <br />ricecreekcommons.com for the latest information.