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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL TCAAP WORK SESSION-AUGUST 10, 2009 10 Mayor Harpstead commented on the email forwarded from Kevin Legare. He asked if staff had held any conference calls with the GSA. City Administrator Moorse stated no conference calls had been held to date, and asked who the City representatives should be on the conference calls. Mayor Harpstead indicated only two Councilmembers could be present at a conference call stating he would be available by phone during the day. Councilmember McClung indicated that he would be interested in being a part of these calls. It was discussed that each Councilmember could listen in on these meetings, if so desired, as they would not be decision making. The meetings would be posted and open to the public. Mayor Harpstead questioned if contact had been made with MnDOT regarding the traffic concerns. Councilmember Holden stated she had not made contact but that Community Development Director Lehnhoff could make the call. Mayor Harpstead questioned if any other items needed to be addressed in a timely manner. Councilmember Holden stated she was concerned with the public sale of the land and if the City would have all of their information gathered in time. She questioned if the City could require a certain amount of park land in a residential area if sold through public auction. Community Development Director Lehnhoff stated this was defined through the city's park dedication requirement. Councilmember Grant indicated he would like to see the City avoid a delay on the public sale due to the City not moving forward fast enough on the information gathering process, as this would appear the City was stalling while pursing the parks and open space. He encouraged staff to work in tandem on both options. The Council reviewed the steps that needed to take place and assigned tasks within the work list to staff accordingly.