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AI EEN HILLS Approved: April 8, 2024 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 11, 2024 7:00 P.M.-ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor David Grant called to order the regular City Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. Present: Mayor David Grant, Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Emily Rousseau, Tena Monson and Tom Fabel Absent: None Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault; Public Works Director/City Engineer David Swearingen; Community Development Director Jessica Jagoe; Finance Director Joua Yang; City Attorney Amy Schmidt; and Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Julie Hanson PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Monson seconded a motion to approve the meeting agenda as presented. The motion carried (5- 2. TCAAP/RICE CREEK COMMONS UPDATE City Administrator Perrault stated since the last City Council meeting, the Joint Development Authority has not met, neither has the advisory committee. The energy committee did hear a presentation from Xcel energy on their upcoming goals and mandates, and how those may be able to be combined with Rice Creek Commons. Kimley Horn has begun work on the draft AUAR, it is anticipated Council will see a draft of their findings in the next month or so for preliminary discussion, Kimley Horn did agree to consider a scenario with a big box retailer on the site like Council requested. Staff is still working on the initial infrastructure financing terms for the project and who will be responsible for what costs, most recently the City's financial advisor provided a proposed breakdown of the horizontal infrastructure costs and their allocations. Alatus is still in the process of vetting those numbers. Also, Alatus did review soil conditions on the site, at this point it is not anticipated they will make any suggestions for possible changes to building