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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—February 22, 2010 3 B. TCAAP Update Community Development Director James Lehnhoff stated the next conference call with the GSA is scheduled for Wednesday, February 24 at 2:00 p.m. In accordance with Council direction, - there will be a TCAAP community meeting on April 20, 2010, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Marsden Conference room at the Ramsey County Public Works building. A multi jurisdictional meeting to discuss TCAAP will be held on a date prior to the community meeting. The Planning Commission will be holding a work session on March 3, 2010, after their regular meeting to begin review of the draft regulations for TCAAP, which will be based on the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. It is the City's goal to implement the TCAAP zoning regulations prior to the public auction, which is anticipated to occur in June 2010. Staff is preparing a request for proposals (RFP) for planning and legal services to assist the City's efforts in preparing zoning regulations for the TCAAP property. Staff is aiming for a March 8, 2010, Council review of the submitted proposals. C. City Administrator Recruitment Update Acting City Administrator Sue Iverson stated the application deadline was February 15, 2010. As of today the consultant reports that there are 123 applicants for the position. The consultant will narrow this field down to twenty-five candidates to interview. A work session is scheduled with the City Council on March 8, 2010, to present the top ten candidates from whom the Council will choose the finalists. March 26 and 27 have been scheduled for interviews. Councilmember Holden stated she would like Acting City Administrator Iverson to get clarification from the consultant about his recent e-mail stating that six of the candidates would be from Minnesota and how he would know this if he has not reviewed and interviewed the candidates yet. She also stated that the consultant has not been communicating well with the Council and this should be addressed, and she expressed concerns that the Council is responsible for planning all the events that the consultant wants to have happen including the open houses and dinner. Acting City Administrator Iverson stated she would contact the consultant and ask him for clarification regarding the candidates from Minnesota and get back to Councilmember Holden. PUBLIC Mayor Harpstead opened the Public Inquiries/Informational at 7:16 p.m. Mr. Michael Mergens, Larkin Hoffman, stated that he was before the Council regarding a petition that was filed today pertaining to the Shoreland Regulations which will be presented to the Council later in the meeting. He explained why the petition was filed, what it is and what it means. He explained that the thirty-nine people who signed the petition want to protect the spirit of Arden Hills, protect the lake quality, protect the open green space, and they want to make sure that the environment is given the due consideration it is entitled to under Minnesota Statutes. He stated that before a "minus ten-foot" provision is enacted the environmental impacts should be assessed. He stated this means the environmental review process has to run its course before there