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e e e DRAFT MINUTES CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 15,2000 8:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDERlROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Dennis Probst called to order a Special Meeting of the Arden Hills City Council at 8:02 p.m. Present: Mayor Probst; Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski, David Grant, Gregg Larson and Lois Rem. Absent: None. Also present were City Administrator, Joe Lynch; Parks and Recreation Director, Tom Moore; Recreation Program Supervisor, Michelle Olson; City Attorney, Jerry Filla; and Recording Secretary, Sheila Stowell. PURPOSE OF MEETING The purpose of the meeting was to consider approval of the Right of Early Entry to the City Hall site on the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP); and award of a partial or whole construction bid to Rochon Construction for construction of the new City Hall. ADOPT AGENDA MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Aplikowski scconded the motion to adopt the agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). APPROVAL OF RIGHT OF EARLY ENTRY Mayor Probst introduced thc City Hall construction project, and briefly revicwcd the lengthy process involved in obtaining the land conveyancc and arriving at this phase of the project. Mayor Probst stated that most recent conversations with thc Department of Army (DoA) indicated that the City was due to receive Fee Title to the City Hall site by September 29,2000. Mayor Probst recognized this milestone, making the City of Arden Hills one of the first non- military cntities to be granted ovmership of any property on the TCAAP site, with the exception of several minor rights-of-way having been granted. Mayor Probst invited Councilmembers to comment at this time.