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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION - OCTOBER 15, 2008 8 confines as much as possible. Mayor Harpstead added that he did want to see tall grasses along the edge of the pond to avoid the influx of geese. Councilmember Grant stated he would be in favor of larger ponds that become amenities due to the fact they add value. He stated he would be interested in a concrete edge or riprap edge versus the natural edge. Councilmember Grant indicated the original plan had more ponds in the plan and that this has been scaled back after revisions. He explained this was a concern. Councilmember McClung agreed stating the water features will drive up the quality of the development. Councilmember Holden questioned how large was a "large pond". Councilmember Grant stated the minimum size was ten acres. Mr. Samuel stated ten acres was merely the area that would drain to the pond and not the actual pond size. Ms. McJilton reviewed several slides with the Council explaining the ratio of drainage land or grass to pond size as being roughly 50/50. Councilmember McClung stated he felt there was the space to create the ponding similar to Centennial Lakes with a SO/50 split of grass to land. He indicated Mayor Harpstead explained he was more in favor of concrete edges and more formal within the upper end with the southern pond more natural. He felt the natural edges had a benefit and added that he didn't see that a connection was essential due to the expense. Councilmember Grant stated the water feature within Centennial Lakes has become an amenity complete with ice skating in the winter. He stated he would like the north end water feature within TCAAP becoming this same feature to draw people to the green space. Councilmember Holden questioned what other uses are proposed for the area. Mayor Harpstead stated he would like to see a 50/50 split between water and grass to allow people to take advantage of the green space.