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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 10, 2006 9 . Councilmember Larson thanked Mr, Kunkel for this presentation. Hc believed the recommendations for redevelopment were right on target for the City. He hoped the future Council would take this seriously and recognize the importancc of this particularly with regard to TCAAP. Councilmember Holden stated this was a nice presentation and suggested they rcfer this to a future worksession for a discussion, Councilmember Grant thanked them for their work. MOTION: Councilmcmber Holden moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to refer the Arden Hills Economic Development Strategic Plan to a Council W orksession for discussion. Ms. Wolfe stated from her perspective, she believed it would be helpful to refer this to a worksession so staff could have time to look at this and give their rccommendation and commcnts, Mayor Aplikowski recommended the following amendment: The Council accepts the Strategic Development Plan and requests that it be moved to a worksession for a full discussion. Councilmember Holden stated she did not accept the anlendment and she wanted hcr motion to stand as stated. . The motion camed (3-1) (Mayor Aplikowski opposed). E. Motion to Approve a Contract with SRF to Prepare an Alternative Urban Area- Wide Review for the Redevelopment of the Twin Cities Armv Ammunition Plant Ms. Barton stated as part of the TCAAP redevelopment, the City must complete an environmental review of the property relating to the proposed project. Given that this property constitutcs a largc area and will be redcvelopcd over a period of years. the AUAR process will provide the best means by which to conduct this review. She noted in September the master developer for the project, CRR, issued an RFP for consulting services relating to a number of tasks associated with the TCAAP redevelopment: Master Planning, Traffic Impact Study, AUAR Environmental Study, Stage One, PUD, and Development of a Landscape Plan. The RFP was issued encompassing all of these tasks to streamline the process and allow for effective integration and collaboration amongst the firms responding. She indicated City staff, along with Ryan employees, interviewed four firms relating to these tasks. City staff is recommending the City contract with SRF to prepare the City's AUAR Environmental Study in the amount of$147,318. .