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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 10, 2001 14 Councilmember Grant stated the Committee needs more members with the amount of work to do in the coming year. He noted if anyone is aware of a possible candidate, he or she should let him know. . Councilmember Larson stated Mr. Sands is currently the Chair of the Cable Commission. He noted he was unsure how long the chair term was. He added he was not sure about the implications ifMr. Sands was not re-appointed. Mayor Probst stated the combined Chamber is having a grand opening this Thursday. He noted the State of the Region meeting is this Wednesday at 8:30. He added he would not be able to make the meeting. He stated he also received a mailing for the National Association of Installation Developers Conference. He noted there is a conference in January on the development of former military installations. He added the Council might want someone to attend this conference. He stated another issue would be funding for the public works building. He noted the Council did not budget for that project. He added the Council needed to discuss possible funding options. He stated Mr. Lynch had noted the County was looking at proceeding on a design build format He noted the City cannot do that. He added there are a number of decisions that need to be made so the Council needs to set aside some time to discuss them. He stated the 35W Corridor Coalition has established assessment rates. He noted the Council needs to take formal action on that activity. Mr. Lynch explained the options for the City to consider with regard to Ramsey County. . Mayor Probst stated the City should be a full partner with the County. He noted if not there would be some issues. He asked the Councilmembers to consider it. Councilmember Larson agreed. He stated ifthe City does not communicate to Ramsey County the City's expectations, it would be get whatever the County comes up with. He noted that by the time the City sees the design it would be too late to do anything. He added one concern would be that the building be screened appropriately and have a low profile. He stated they did not want to see usual equipment yards. He noted the City should come up with some general statements about what it would like to see. Mayor Probst stated the City is in a strong position because under the current zoning this would not be an acceptable use. He noted while the state and federal governments could go on their way, the County could not. He added it would be better for the City to be a partner. He stated staff should draft some proposed statements. Councilmember Grant stated those statements could be ready for the meeting on December 17, 2001. He noted the City could have a joint meeting with the County during one of the worksessions in February. He added it give the Operations and Finance Committee the chance to meet prior to the joint meeting. He stated he thought that face to face negotiations on an ongoing basis would be better. .