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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — AUGUST 11, 2025 29 Mayor Grant asked if Staff can have ADUs and affordable housing ready for the October meetings. City Administrator Jagoe said Staff can put together some preliminary information to get Council feedback on ADUs for the September 29 meeting. The other language may be part of the zoning ordinance through PUDs. We can bring affordable housing to the September 29 meeting, too. She thought that was going to stay on the track with the zoning ordinance. Councilmember Holden said we need a policy. Are they going to write that for us? City Administrator Jagoe was thinking they would put something together as part of the PUD language. We could have a policy come back, if Council wants that. Councilmember Weber asked if by "them" she means Community Development Director Reilly. City Administrator Jagoe confirmed. The policy would be on our side and would be the Community Development Director. She doesn't know if a policy would be ready by the September meeting but could bring forward some draft options to consider. Councilmember Weber understood we were going to wait until the Community Development Director position was filled to undertake this large task, as a priority. He doesn't think it's reasonable to expect a full scope by the end of September. After meeting him, it seems this is right in his wheelhouse. He doesn't think we can have any comprehensive progress by September and he wants to tackle it fully, rather than biting off little pieces. Mayor Grant asked if we are done with chickens and ducks. Councilmember Weber said Council agreed to send it back to the Planning Commission with an option to add other fowl, if they choose to do so. City Administrator Jagoe said we can bring back the discussion of ADUs and a policy to that September 29. The Community Development Director will have just started. City Administrator Jagoe will be putting together the packet and the Community Development Director will be here for the discussion. She can share sample ordinance language and identify the topics for discussion. He can hear the feedback and comments but he won't have been here long enough to put together draft language to consider. Councilmember Holden noted the reason it is in PUDs is just to list that it's one of the things we want. The City would have a policy. She thought we could look at the language in the surrounding cities' policies, agree on what we want and move forward. City Administrator Jagoe agreed she could pull together some examples for the September 29. There just won't be a staff recommendation. Councilmember Holden understands. We need to discuss it. Councilmember Weber asked if we are talking about affordability or ADUs?