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'It <br /> -A1�QEN�HILLS <br /> Approved: December 9, 2024 <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS,MINNESOTA <br /> REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> NOVEMBER 12,2024 <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 Tom Fabel, Brenda Holden, Tena <br /> Monson 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; and Assistant to the City <br /> Administrator/City Clerk Julie Hanson <br /> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> Mayor Grant requested Item 8B be pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion as Item 9A. <br /> MOTION: Councilmember Monson moved and Councilmember Holden 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 JDA met on Monday, November 4lb. The agenda <br /> included a review of the Rice Creek Commons Clean Energy Analysis Report prepared by the <br /> consultants Ever-Green and LHB. As part of the discussion, the JDA approved the adoption of a <br /> policy that Rice Creek Commons seeks to be an all-electric, carbon-free development and the <br /> JDA directs staff to identify steps to implement this policy and provide updates to the JDA. The <br /> JDA discussed examples provided by LHB of waivers granted at The Heights development such <br /> as when an essential piece of equipment for a business did not have an electric equivalent. Next <br /> steps by staff and the Environmental Advisory Committee will be to finalize the draft <br /> sustainability design guidelines, which will likely include further discussion at the JDA and <br /> community engagement. <br />