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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 8, 2024 3 Councilmember Monson indicated this agreement would be put in place prior to development of the site. Councilmember Holden questioned if Ehlers was tweaking the developers horizontal numbers. City Administrator Perrault reported the latest numbers show the horizontal numbers were between $86 and $100 million. He stated these numbers have not been tweaked. He indicated the City was waiting on the State funding from the legislature and if the County would be receiving $25 million from the legislature. Councilmember Holden stated it appears there would not be a financial meeting to discuss how to fill the gap until the County hears from the legislature. City Administrator Perrault reported he does not have a finance meeting scheduled between now and May, but noted the JDA requested to discuss finances in May. He commented at the last meeting with the County, he made it clear that while the County was issuing an RFP for the spine road design which included the City's trunk utilities, that the design can be done, but the City would recommend to not move forward with the project until the project finances or funding sources have been identified. Councilmember Monson indicated the Energy Advisory Committee met last week and Xcel presented their eco programs. She commented further on the free programs Xcel has in place to assist with energy modeling for builders and developers. She suggested the City encourage the TCAAP developers to work with Xcel on the energy modeling program. 3. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL Linda Swanson, 1124 Ingerson Road, addressed the Council and made a request to receive documentation prior to the April 20 meeting. She also asked that this documentation be made available to the residents who attend the April 20 meeting. She indicated she was a long-time resident who has been paying City taxes for years and she wanted to know where the City's money goes. She requested the City also provide her with year-end reports that identify revenues and expenditures for years 2019 through 2023. She understood the City was projecting a deficit and requested the City also provide her with revenue and expenditure reports for years 2024 through 2028. She stated if the City withholds this information from residents, who have a right to the information, she requested written documentation that details why the information was being withheld and the identity of any Councilmember that was trying to withhold this information. Mark Kelliher, 3712 Chatham Court, reported in January the Council discussed the 1,960 units for Rice Creek Commons. He indicated he was not opposed to this many units, but he feared the slate in their haste to rush the project forward has not done their homework. He explained both Mayor Grant and Councilmember Holden had questioned if this was the right number of units. Rather than answer this question, Councilmember Monson criticized them for talking too much and dismissed their concerns. He stated after seeing such a defensive reaction he was set on his own quest to answer this very question. He noted he has listened to all of the Council worksessions and meetings. He explained he had exchanged emails with Councilmember Monson and had a conversation with Councilmember Fabel, along with various members from staff. He reported he received a copy of the consultants forecast and thoroughly examined this. He was of the opinion the 1,960 unit number came about because it satisfies two goals, first the County