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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 25, 2024 2 suggestions in terms of the types of equipment and current trends for parks infrastructure for the Council to consider. Another City Council special work session has been scheduled for Monday, December 10'to review the City's 2022 term sheet with Alatus. Councilmember Holden reported the City was overbudget with Ehlers in 2024 and much of this was due to TCAAP. She questioned why the City was paying for Ehlers expenditures for the horizontal build out for this development. Interim City Administrator Jagoe commented she would discuss this with County staff and would further review the JPA language regarding this matter. 3. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL Ben Lindau, 3288 Katie Lane, explained he was recently appointed as an alternate to the Planning Commission by the City Council. He discussed how the JDA wanted to have TCAAP be an all-electric carbon free development. He reported he was an architect that has worked on all electric, zero carbon developments. He stated he wanted to give his opinion on this type of development for TCAAP. He explained he initially had concerns about this, but with an energy consultant, Evergreen and LHB on board, as well as the experience Alatus had with constructing all electric buildings, he supported this initiative. He commented further on how he was looking forward to the future amenities that would be available to Arden Hills residents within this development. 4. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES None. 5. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS A. Senator Update Senator John Marty addressed the City Council and commented on the upcoming legislative session. He hoped the trail for Highway 10 would make progress. He reported 2025 would be a budget year and noted the preliminary numbers were coming in okay. He thanked the Council for their continued support and stated he looked forward to seeing Rice Creek Commons moving forward. B. State Representative Update State Representative Kelly Moller addressed the Council and stated she was happy to be back in front of the City Council. She explained she enjoys working on bills with constituents. She indicated she was heavily involved in addressing public safety issues along with student mental health. She discussed how the upcoming session may be challenging as federal dollars may be stripped from the State. Councilmember Holden thanked Senator Marty and Representative Moller for all of their efforts on behalf of the community. She encouraged both to continue to work on the trail along Highway 10. She asked how much of the budget forecast for 2025 included federal funding.