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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES <br />TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18,2003 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson stated Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban (DSU) needed to <br />be clearer in their communications. It had to be clear to everyone that we had no <br />intentions to develop the area designated for open area. <br /> <br />The general consensus of the Council was that they were fine with the <br />Development Team, but Councilmember Grant said he wished the Development <br />Team was not a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC). <br /> <br />Director Parrish said that the LLC issue had previously been brought forth to City <br />Attorney Jerry Filla, and the result of that discussion was that some assurances <br />must be in place before the Final Development Agreement was executed. <br /> <br />The Council continued to discuss the communication as to how the TCAAP area <br />was going to be developed. They said it was incumbent upon them to address a <br />greater sensitivity to the communication device and the information found therein. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson asked Councilmember Rem how she responded to the <br />questions she received from concerned residents. She said she told residents to . <br />participate in the meetings. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant asked that the City Council consider this question: How <br />do we define our success? He said, for the developer, it meant making money. He <br />asked the City Council to consider this question for further discussion. <br /> <br />Mayor Aplikowski suggested the City Council may be ambiguous in this regard at <br />this time, and suggested waiting to discuss this issue at a subsequent meeting. <br /> <br />Administrator Lynch said the Development Team suggested members of the City <br />Council may want to travel to other similar sites in the United States, which may <br />serve to help them visualize a successful project. <br /> <br />The City Council said they did not support the idea of traveling at the <br />Development Team's expense, but did support the idea of gaining some <br />information about the results. <br /> <br />Planner HelIegers said staff was in the process of planning a tour in May, 2003 <br />for the City Council and Planning Commission to view several development sites . <br />in the Twin Cities area. <br />