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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 10, 2024 4 Mayor Grant asked if the developer was going to do the mass grading initially. Councilmember Holden stated the developer had wanted to do the mass grading, but the County insisted on doing this work. She questioned how much revenue the County took in from the timber and dirt that was sold while cleaning the site. Mayor Grant indicated the County had not provided this information to the City. 3. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL Linda Swanson, 1124 Ingerson Road, stated she reviewed Council Comments from May 28 and she was shocked by Councilmember Fabel's statement noting she and Mark were "poorly educated" and "consider the source and the source being what they are". She assured Councilmember Fabel that she and Mark were not poorly educated. She reminded Councilmember Fabel that he was to represent Arden Hills residents and not degrade them. She understood Councilmember Fabel was old, but someday he may learn how to treat people with social grace. She discussed how the slate has used their quorum status to eliminate duties from a duly elected mayor. She believed this was disrespectful to the residents that elected him. She reported Councilmember Holden has been dealing with family medical issues that keep her from meeting prior to 5:30 p.m., but the slate keeps pushing to set 4:00 or 5:00 p.m. meeting times. She expressed concern with the fact the slate brought in County sheriffs to escort residents from the podium. In addition, she was concerned with the fact the slate could not be objective as to why TCAAP was stalled and placing blame on prior Councilmembers. She suggested the slate speak with former Councilmembers in order to obtain further history on the TCAAP project. She did not appreciate the fact the slate would not permit anyone to serve as a Council liaison except the slate. She understood the slate recommended an increased unit number for TCAAP to the Planning Commission and without review of the community surveys and feedback. She explained TCAAP would be a financial risk to the City for the next 20 to 30 years. She stated the Mayor has spoken to his tenure as Mayor. She then spoke to Councilmember Holden's accomplishments noting she has brought in millions in State bonding money and has protected the manufactured home community. She noted Ryan Companies requested Councilmember Holden go to Washington DC to save the TCAAP project. She stated TCAAP was balanced under the previous Council and not a major financial risk. She encouraged the slate, before they started pointing fingers, to start looking at themselves. Mark Kelliher, 3712 Chatham Court, stated he has been in front of the Council twice in recent months. He explained he discussed how the Councilmembers who supported 1,960 units within Rice Creek Commons may have violated their fiduciary responsibilities. More recently, because of the snarky and disrespectful response he received from Councilmember Fabel, after expressing his viewpoints. He stated he has since sent Councilmember Fabel an email with a short list of clear questions that he should have been able to answer if he indeed was following the path of a fiduciary. He reported Councilmember Fabel's response to the email left him breathless. Councilmember Fabel refused to answer the questions and instead painted a false picture of the past. He stated facts were a stubborn thing and unless key facts have been withheld from him, the Councilmember's attempts to paint a false narrative was disingenuous and misleads the public. He noted Councilmember Fabel then went on to threaten him with action if he continued to pursue the truth as Councilmember Fabel found this inconvenient and annoying. He reported threats like these were attempts to squash his first amendment right to free speech. By threatening to curtail his right to speak, this Councilmember provided further proof that Councilmember