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-Ai QEN HILLS <br /> Approved: October 14, 2024 <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS,MINNESOTA <br /> REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 <br /> 7:00 P.M. -ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor David Grant called to order the regular City <br /> Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. <br /> Present: Mayor David Grant, Councilmembers Tena Monson, Brenda Holden, Tom <br /> Fabel and Emily Rousseau <br /> Absent: None <br /> Also present: Interim City Administrator Jessica Jagoe; Public Works Director/City <br /> Engineer David Swearingen; Finance Director Joua Yang; Senior Planner Elena Fransen; <br /> and Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Julie Hanson <br /> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> Mayor Grant requested Item 8C be pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion as Item 9A. <br /> MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Monson seconded a <br /> motion to approve the meeting agenda as amended. The motion carried (5-0). <br /> 2. TCAAP/RICE CREEK COMMONS UPDATE <br /> Interim City Administrator Jagoe stated the Joint Development Authority has not met since the <br /> last Council meeting, neither have either of the committees. As an update on the letter of intent, <br /> the County has responded to Alatus with a request for additional information on a few items that <br /> will need to be further defined for timelines and negotiated as part of a purchase agreement. <br /> Discussions continue between the two parties. As mentioned previously, the LOI at a high level <br /> includes items such as Alatus putting money down with the County and then purchasing the land <br /> in its entirety following the completion of mass grading and soil correction. The LOI did not <br /> include information pertinent to the City other than it reaffirmed that Alatus will be seeking TIF <br /> for future underground parking. The Energy Advisory Committee is working with the energy <br /> consultants on their final green energy report. There is a tentative schedule for a review of their <br /> findings at an EAC meeting in September. Following that initial discussion, there will be a <br />