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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CC WORKSESSION/MINI-RETREAT - JUNE 2,2007 4 There was a consensus of the group that they would like to see two different sets of design standards: one for TCAAP, and one for the rest of the City. The Council moved on to discuss agenda item #5, Negotiation Tools. Council discussed the role of the attorney and the desire to schedule some meetings with Attorney Bubul to learn more about his background and experience relating to development. The Council discussed the upcoming negotiation of a Master Development Agreement. Mayor Harpstead stated that he foresees the need to balance risk with financial assistance and density. He discussed four MDA categories: Risk, Density/Land Use, Infrastructure/Access/Interchange, and Finance. Council discussed the agenda item "Project Management." Council reviewed the proposal submitted by Ehlers and Associates and directed City Administrator Wolfe to place this on the agenda for the next regular City Council meeting. The next agenda item discussed was Council meetings. Consensus was reached to end meetings at 10:00 p.m. It was agreed that Council would need to approve motions to continue past 10:00. The next discussion item was #8, Council remuneration. After brief discussion, City Administrator Wolfe was directed to request staff to compile additional data, forward it to the City Council, and request feedback. After feedback is received, the item should be placed on a regular City Council agenda for action. Council determined that there was not remaining time to discuss agenda item #7, Specialization on Subject matter. It was agreed that Administrator Wolfe should work with Councilmember Holden to prepare an outline of this discussion topic for a future work session. In regards to Agenda Item 310, 2007 Council Goals, it was noted that Councilmember McClung had completed writing his assigned goal. Mayor Harpstead handed out copies of the goal he was assigned. Others had not yet completed their assigned topics. The Council next addressed Agenda Item #9, Highway 10 and 96. Councilmember Holden stated that the comments by residents of Arden Manor were important. She asked about Scherer Brothers, the number of trips generated from their business and how large the frontage road needs to be. She also questioned whether the residents would want to have the trucks go through their neighborhood if there was no frontage road. She also queried about the possibility of shifting Highway 10 to the east, to lessen the impact on the triangle. She stated that the Highway 96 improvement needs to be separated from the Highway 10 improvement, in that Highway 96 is a County project. She requested to know data regarding the number of empty lots in Arden Manor, and the number of homes for sale within that development. She also asked if it would be possible to find out how many empty homes are currently on the site. Councilmember Holmes stated that we need more dialogue with the residents, and stated she will focus on this. She asked if the owner of Arden Manor, Scherer Brothers, and Mn/DOT had been