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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—September 14, 2009 2 1. Approval of Agenda(continued) Councilmember Holmes requested item 41) be pulled from the Consent Calendar. MOTION: Councilmember McClung moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to approve the agenda as amended. The motion carried unanimously (5- 2. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL Public Mayor Harpstead opened the public inquiries/informational at 7:05 p.m. Dennis Probst, 3395 Lake Johanna Blvd., Arden Hills, urged the Council to continue to look into ways to make the TCAAP property deal work out so that the City can maintain control over what happens with the land and how it is developed. Steve Gjerdingen, 2553 Fisk Street, Roseville, admires the Council having trails included in their Capital Improvement Plan and stated that it would be a great opportunity for the City to connect the neighborhoods on Hamline Avenue with Red Fox Road when Interstate 694 is widened between Interstate 35W and Interstate 35E. He asked that the Council consider this. Mayor Harpstead closed the public inquiries/information at 7:09 p.m. A. TCAAP Update - City Administrator Ronald Moorse stated that there had been a conference call with Kevin Legare of the GSA at 2:00 today. The call was an opportunity to obtain an update regarding the status and timing of the elements of the GSA's planned public sale process, discuss information/requirements to be included in the Invitation for Bid, and discuss how and when City information regarding the property gets provided to potential buyers. Scope of services and bid requests have been sent out by the GSA for a marketing firm to put together a website regarding the TCAAP property. A bidder's conference is planned for late October. This will be an opportunity to provide information to potential bidders. Councilmember Holmes asked if the marketing firm would need to be in place before the bidder's conference.