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<br /> <br />Approved: 6/11/07 <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />APRIL 30, 2007; 9:05 P.M. <br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Stan Harpstead called to order the work <br />session at 9:05 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Stan Harpstead, Councilmembers David Grant, Brenda Holden, Fran <br />Holmes and David McClung. <br /> <br />Absent: <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Also present were Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator; Karen Barton, Community <br />Development Director; Stacie Kvilvang, Ehlers; and Patricia Bentley, Ramsey County <br /> <br />Ms. Patricia Bentley, Ramsey County Family Community Support Worker, discussed the human <br />factor of TCAAP and gave case examples. She stated that when faced with the high stress of <br />losing a home and other stressors, there was an increase in drug use and domestic violence. All the <br />things that Family Community Support tries to alleviate then become exacerbated. Sometimes the <br />uncertainty was worse that whatever decisions could be made regarding TCAAP. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead suggested that Ms. Bentley come back to speak more about the types of criminal <br />environments that might be found in that kind of neighborhood, the lack of affordable housing <br />with the decreasing income levels and provide ideas on how to rebuild those communities. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung stated that even if the City did not impact the manufactured home <br />community, the owner could force those residents out if the owner chose to sell. However, that <br />population did have some protection under the law that could in the short term help alleviate some <br />of that stress. <br /> <br />Councilmembers thanked Ms. Bentley for her time. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead stated that other items on the agenda were the TCAAP Master Development <br />Agreement discussion, the TH 10 and Highway 96 discussion and a general TCAAP update. The <br />TH 10 and Highway 96 discussion regarded how to handle the intersection at TH 10 and Highway <br />96 from a legislative stand point. We needed to adopt a resolution at our first May meeting in <br />order for our Minnesota Senator and Minnesota Representative have introductory submitted in <br />preparation for the 2008 funding request. <br />