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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION October 20, 2003 2 . Mr. Rehbein introduced two students from GellTIany, in attendance as part of their curriculum. Mr. Parrish introduced the Interim Development Agreement between the City and CRR, stating the fundamental change was that CRR is requesting master developer status. Councilmember Holden said she had not seen any activity from Centex regarding design quality issues and the promised TCAAP newsletter. Mr. Parrish explained that the Centex quality issue would be addressed in the master plan; regarding the newsletter, a draft had been received by staff, but some information was already out-dated. He stated the major focus at this point had been with Rehbein, but that thc two other partners, Ryan and Centex were equally as represented at this time. Mr. Rehbein stated he was aware of some cost savings within the current agreement had been reallocated to DSU. He noted Centex was aware that they . may not be the exclusive builder on the site, noting he expected the City would have a relatively high level of design standards, and Centex may opt out as the builder. Attorney Filla stated he was confident that the City would be able to impose total control over the design standards on the TCAAP site. He suggested the developer asked for some reassurance from the City that it would be the exclusive master developer on the project. Councilmember Larson asked Mr. Rehbein if the current costs were on track. John Hink Rehbein Companies Mr. Hink answered that the current "draws" were about where they should be. Council member Rem said she was still unclear about what the developer had done thus far, and requested the current City budget for the project, the CRR budget, and an environmental report that detailed responsibilities for mitigation of the TCAAP site. She stated she wanted to actually "see" the product Centex had . produced in Minnesota.