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'It -A QEN HILLS Approved: October 28, 2024 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 14, 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 Tom Fabel, Brenda Holden, Tena Monson and Emily Rousseau Absent: None Also present: Interim City Administrator Jessica Jagoe; Public Works Director/City Engineer David Swearingen; Finance Director Joua Yang; and Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Julie Hanson PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Councilmember Monson moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to approve the meeting agenda as presented. The motion carried (5- 2. TCAAP/RICE CREEK COMMONS UPDATE Interim City Administrator Jagoe stated the Joint Development Authority met on October 7cn Ramsey County provided an update from Goff Public on communications which included their efforts in preparing a fall newsletter for Rice Creek Commons. This newsletter was reviewed by JDA Chair Wicklund and distributed by Ramsey County on October 8`n via email to their subscriber list. Featured topics were JDA Meeting Information, Advancing the Green Energy Vision, Final Design of the Spine Road Underway, and Development Updates on the California parcel, Outlot A, and the City's adoption of the AUAR update. Also at the JDA meeting, Ever- Green Energy reviewed the green energy vision and presented scenarios for thermal energy solutions to implement that vision, including a potential community district energy system. There is more work ahead with the Developer, Environmental Advisory Committee, and JDA to finalize sustainability design guidelines and determine a plan for carbon-free energy options such as a thermal energy solutions and solar.