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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION—OCTOBER 15, 2024 10 Councilmember Fabel never said it was off the table. He said it hasn't been brought to Council as a major piece to finance the development. We aren't going to be the banker. There is a provision in there that the TIF would be assisted with the parking in the town center. He assumes Bob Lux is probably still anticipating that TIF will be used for that. Councilmember Monson said Councilmember Fabel said no TIF spending to cover the mass grading. Mayor Grant said he had taken that as a more global off-the-table. He said in an ideal world all five members would be available for these discussions. One member has a medical thing. He asked Councilmember Holden what her first available day is. Was it November 6tn Councilmember Holden said that would be the first Thursday. She feels it has been made clear it doesn't matter if she's here or not so what's the difference? Councilmember Monson refuted that. She said she would like to do these work session meetings in the next two weeks, which is her preference. If that is not possible, option B would be to have the JDA reps go negotiate with Bob Lux and come back with the items. She wants to be clear, she is not saying she wants to have meetings without Councilmember Holden. She would prefer to have everyone there. There is a timeline. The JDA reps can go to the meeting and come back to Council and get everyone's opinion. Staff can also, reach out and talk to everyone individually. Councilmember Holden said it amazes her that now we only have weeks to do this. She has been trying to get the Council to talk about TCAAP for two years. She kept asking to have it on the agenda to clarify the City's position. That hasn't happened.Now all of a sudden we have to do it in two weeks. We've had 18 months to talk about what the City's position is. Every time she tried to put it on the agenda it was taken off. Councilmember Monson said we have not been able to discuss anything related to the Term Sheet until the mass grading financing was resolved. That has been publicly clear for a very long time. We had months where the JDA did not meet because that solution had not come to the table. That solution has now been proposed. It is in the purchase agreement. Mayor Grant asked what the solution is. Councilmember Monson said the County is going to fund it. She doesn't know the terms. Now that it is part of the purchase agreement, we have to talk about the Term Sheet. We have the pieces so they can confirm the civic site and the planning fees. That all ties back to the Term Sheet where the core issue is the TIF. There was no discussion on the TIF in the past because it was not the time to do it. Council could have talked about it but it would have been worthless because the project didn't have a pathway forward. Councilmember Fabel said as a lawyer, he appreciates precedence and efficiency. He looks at the memorandum that states as part of the 2022 Term Sheet"there were two councilmembers who are leading that process with approvals being brought to the full council and if the Council were to follow the same approach, it may provide a timelier advancement of the discussion". There is a clear precedent. That process resulted in the 2022 Term Sheet which was satisfactory to the entire council, at the time.