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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - January 22,2007 <br /> <br />Mr. Greg Hoag stated that the City has two certified MnIMS instructor's (Assistant City <br />Administrator and Public Works Director) on-staff. <br />Councilmember Holden asked if the City is required to participate in mutual aid requests from <br />other cities. <br /> <br />Mr. Judd Freed noted that the City is not obligated to participate in a mutual aid request. The <br />City controls its own resources. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked if Ramsey County has compiled a list of available generators. <br /> <br />Mr. Judd Freed stated that Ramsey County has compiled a partial list of generators. The problem <br />that the County is experiencing is that each generator has a different connection and is not <br />compatible with each other. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead thanked Mr. Freed and Ms. Reuter for attending the work session meeting. <br />City staff will be scheduling NIMS training for new City Councilmembers and City staff in the <br />near future. <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan Update <br />Karen Barton, Community Development Director, provided the City Council with an overview of <br />the comprehensive plan schedule and process. The City last updated the comprehensive plan in <br />1998; therefore, our next update is due in late 2008. Staff began the update process in late 2006 <br />and will proceed with the update process in 2007. The anticipated completion date for the <br />comprehensive plan is late 2007 or early 2008. Because staff anticipated the need for a <br />consultant to assist with the comprehensive plan update process, City staff has included $40,000 <br />in the 2007 budget for the hiring of a consulting firm. <br /> <br />Additionally, as part of the TCAAP redevelopment process, the Met Council will require an <br />amendment to our comprehensive plan. Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. (HKGi) has been <br />contracted by CRR to prepare the amendment for the TCAAP redevelopment. City staff was <br />included in the selection process and concurred with the selection ofHKGi as the master <br />planning consultant. <br /> <br />Because of the timing of both the comprehensive plan amendment and the update, staff is <br />recommending that a dual-track process would be the most efficient method to complete both <br />proj ects in a timely manner. Depending on the timing of the TCAAP proj ect, the City may end <br />up with two separate processes (an amendment and the update), or possibly combining both <br />processes into one process. Since HKGi had already been contracted by CRR to complete the <br />amendment, staff believes it would be cost effective and provide economies of scale for the City <br />to contract with HKGi to assist with the comprehensive plan update. <br /> <br />Staff has met with HKGi and has requested that they prepare a scope of services and estimate to <br />assist us with the preparation of the comprehensive plan update. City staff anticipates bringing <br />a contract to Council in the next month for approval. <br /> <br />9 <br />