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<br /> ARDEN HILLS WORKSESSION MINUTES <br /> JANUARY 31, 2005 4 <br /> . <br /> Mayor Aplikowski asked if Council IS still on the same page to move forward. <br /> Councilmember Larson replied yes. Councilmember Holden replied maybe. <br /> Councilmember Grant replied maybe. <br /> Mayor Aplikowski asked what more would they need or who else would they want to talk with <br /> to make them more comfortable. <br /> Councilmember Grant stated it would be helpful to see the EDC's recommendations, but he <br /> noted this Council had not been through anything like this in the past, so it was difficult to know <br /> what they should be looking for. Mr. Inman replied they would try to come up with a <br /> comprehensive list for the Council. <br /> Mayor Aplikowski asked if it would be helpful to review the current TIP districts. <br /> Councilmember Holden replied she did not believe that would be helpful for her. <br /> Councilmember Larson stated what would happen if the COlillcil decided they did not want to <br /> pursuc public financing. He asked what would happen with the property. Mr. Inman replied if <br /> the City could not get enough TIP or grant money, there was a chance this would not develop <br /> there. <br /> . Councilmember Larson stated they could not look to a developer to do what the City does not <br /> want to do such as the utilities and street infrastructure. Mr. Inman replied the developers may <br /> not be able to finance all the infrastructure and they would need City assistance for this. <br /> Mr. Clark stated it appeared the goal of the City was to clean the property and design the best <br /> plan they could. He indicated there were a lot of costs out there in addition to what they wanted <br /> to achieve. He asked how aggressive did the City want to be. <br /> Councilmember Grant asked if they would even have this as average because he believed they <br /> needcd to offer something better to overcome the stigma ofthe site. <br /> Mayor Aplikowski stated they had spent a lot oftimc coming up with a large, high quality plan, <br /> that they wanted to stay as close to that high quality as they could and this was one of the tools <br /> that would allow them to do this, so it was important if any Councilmembers have any <br /> reservations or any questions, that they express those now. Mr. Inman suggested they get the <br /> list together and then have another meeting with Council for further questions. <br /> Mr. Clark asked if they wanted another discussion on the framework plan prior to sending it <br /> back to the Council for action. <br /> Councilmember Holden stated she had questions regarding the community center and the <br /> . transportation hub. <br /> - - <br />