HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-12-24-SWSMayor:
David Grant
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Councilmembers:
-AEN HILLS
Brenda Holden
Emily Rousseau
Special City Council Work
Tena Monson
Tom Fabel
Session
Agenda
February 12, 2024
5:00 P.M.
City Hall
Address:
1245 W Highway 96
Arden Hills MN 55112
Phone:
651-792-7800
Website:
www.cityofardenhills.org
City Vision
Arden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential
neighborhoods, vital business community, well -maintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our
long-standing tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play.
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Inquiries/Informational below for
instructions)
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CALL TO ORDER
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public but the Council may refer the issue to staff for further research and possible
report or action at a future Council meeting.
2. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES
3. AGENDA ITEMS
3.A. Rice Creek Commons/TCAAP Commercial Zoning Discussion
Dave Perrault, City Administrator
Documents:
MEMO.PDF
ATTACHMENT A.PDF
3.B. Sale Of City -Owned Parcel At 1450 Highway 96
Jessica Jagoe, Community Development Director
Documents:
MEMO.PDF
ATTACHMENT A.PDF
ATTACHMENT B.PDF
3.C. MCES Private 1/1 Grant Program - Equity Component
David Swearingen, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Documents:
MEMO.PDF
3.D. City -Owned Land Encroachment Discussion
David Swearingen, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Documents:
MEMO.PDF
ATTACHMENT A.PDF
ATTACHMENT B.PDF
ATTACHMENT C.PDF
3.E. City Attorney Discussion
Dave Perrault, City Administrator
Documents:
MEMO.PDF
35. Virtual Meeting Options
Dave Perrault, City Administrator
Documents:
MEMO.PDF
3.G. Rice Creek Commons/TCAAP Discussion
Dave Perrault, City Administrator
Documents:
MEMO.PDF
3.H. Council Tracker/Council Priorities
Dave Perrault, City Administrator
Documents:
MEMO.PDF
4. COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
ADJOURN
,-4 DEN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 12, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator
SUBJECT: RCC Commercial Zoning Discussion
Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount
10a
Council Should Consider
N/A
AGENDA ITEM — 3A
Funding Source:
N/A
Council should discuss the current state of commercial zoning and future planning of land uses at
the Rice Creek Commons (RCC), aka TCAAP.
Background
At a previous worksession, Council discussed the commercial zoning on RCC and requested
Staff bring back commercial developers to discuss what can be done to encourage the most
desirable commercial development on RCC. Specifically, the Council was focusing on the west
side of the spine road, which allows for Mixed Use Retail, Office Mixed Use, and Flex Office. It
should be noted the southwest corner was recently converted from flex office uses to residential.
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Mid Use RetailW#
Office Mixed Useo
Flex Office
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The panel for the discussion will start off with each panelist giving a brief introduction, and then
be asked to briefly give their thoughts on the current state of the market. Following
introductions, an open-ended discussion between Council and the developers is expected.
Commercial discussion panel includes:
• Nicholas Roberts, Roberts Group
• Phil Cattanach, United Properties
• Alatus Representative (TBD)
During their preliminary discussion, Council raised items such as limiting warehousing in the
Flex Office, limiting the size of retail buildings, and refining building materials. Below are
highlights of the items previously raised, Council did not give specifics on what it would like to
see changed:
Building Materials
The below excerpt gives an idea of what building materials may be used in the commercial areas
of RCC, while there are additional provision beyond these, this highlights what would generally
be applicable:
(a) On Pedestrian Priority and Pedestrian Friendly Frontages, primary building structures
shall have a minimum of sixty percent (60%) of the following primary building
materials-
(i) Masonry (individual brick, stone, cast stone, etc_ that is mortared in place)
(b) On General Frontages, primary building structures shall have a minimum of forty
percent (40%) of the following primary building materials-
(i) Masonry (individual brick, stone, cast stone, etc that is mortared in place)
(c) Secondary materials shall only be used for up to forty percent (40%)of the primary
building fa4ade for Pedestrian Priority and Pedestrian Friendly frontages_ On
General Frontages, secondary materials may be used for up to sixty percent (60%)
of the primary building fa4ade_
(i) Secondary materials include-
1 _ Architectural metal with matte finish
2 Cementitious fiber
3_ Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS), on all frontages shall not be used on
the ground floor level_ Use of EIFS is limited to ten percent (10%) per total
fa4ade area-
4- Stucco utilizing a 3-step process of application-
5- Engineered wood
Retail Building Size
There is not a provision in the code today that limits the size of retail buildings. At the previous
meeting, it was discussed trying to regulate big box (>80,000 sq/ft) versus smaller retailers
(<80,000 sq/ft). Council may want to discuss with the panel on restricting size of retailers, what
that would do about potential interest or is it better to leave the code as is and not dictate building
size.
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Warehousing
Currently, warehousing is only allowed in the Flex Office as an accessory use to manufacturing
and processing, and a minimum must still be thirty percent office.
Regarding the allowed uses, the full land use table can be found under Attachment A, generally
the three districts are similar in what they allow; however, there are some differences, which are
highlighted below. This table represents commercial land use, industrial uses (manufacturing and
processing) are only allowed in the Flex Office with certain criteria. Manufacturing and
processing is where you would find possible warehousing.
Commercial Land Use
Office
Mixed- Use
Retail
Mixed -Use
Flex Office
Cocktail Lounge
P
P
--
Commercial Recreation —
Indoor
--
--
P
Dog Kennel
--
--
P
Dry Cleaning/Laundry —
Pick-up or Self -Service
--
P
--
Liquor Store
--
P
--
Microbrewery
P
P
Microdistillery
P
P
Mortuary
--
--
P
Research and Development
Facility
P
--
P
Retail Sales and Service
P/C
P
P
Service Station
--
P/C
P/C
Studio
--
P
P
Vehicle Sales
P/C
--
P/C
Following tonight's discussion Council may want to direct Staff on bringing back more
information or scheduling future worksession discussions.
Budget Impact
N/A
Attachment
Attachment A — Approved Land Use Table
Page 3 of 3
Attachment A
TCAAP Proposed
Regulating Plan
Campus Commercial
xed Use Retail - We
Flex Business
Civic
Water Infrastructure
Open Space A
Open Space B
NR -1
N R -2
Open Space
NR -1
N R -2
N R -3
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Open Space
N R -3
IM
N R -4
TC-1
TC-2
TC-3
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Space
es
N R -3
NR-4
ETotal
11.4
Maximum Residentia
Units 369.9
Gross Density
Maximum Residential Units
Zone
Gross Density
Range
Acreage
Maximum
Units
NR-1
0.00 - 1.98
13.1
26
Creek
NR-2
2.50 - 4.05
23.7
96
Subtotal
36.8
122
NR-1
0.00 - 2.52
29.8
75
NR-2
2.50 - 3.45
27.8
96
Hill
NR-3
4.00 - 5.60
24.5
137
Subtotal
82.1
308
NR-3
4.00 - 5.66
18.6
108
NR-4
4.00 - 21.0
8.7
183
Town
TC-1
0.00 - 68.16
1.8
120
Center
TC-2
0.00 - 67.02
6.9
460
TC - 3
0.00 - 41.64
7.2
300
Subtotal
43.6
1171
NR-3
4.00 - 5.66
21.0
119
South
West
NR-4
5.00 - 21.0
11.4
240
Subtotal
32.4
359
Total
194.9
1960
Approved July 13, 2015
Revised December 12, 2016
Amended June 26, 2023
5.0 Schedule of Permitted Uses
5.1 Applicability: General use categories have been identified by Zoning District (Table 5-1).
Uses that are not listed are prohibited. Uses that are allowed as accessory uses may only
remain in conjunction with an active principal use.
Table 5-1: TRC Zoning District Land Use Table
N M N c`9
m 0 0 0 0
N 'v
Zoning
O O O O
0. m y 0 4) W s s -E s Additional
District
V _ k �° �° -0 -00 v Requirements
Z Z ~ ~ Z
~ Z
Uses
Sub -District
TC-1
TC-2 TC-3
NR-
NR-
NR-
NR-
1
2
3
4
Bed &
Breakfast
P
P
P
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
See Table 5-2
Home
Occupation:
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Class I
Large Multi-
Family
P/C
P/C
P/C
See Table 5-2
Live/Work
P
P
P
Medium Multi-
P/C
P/C
P/C
See Table 5-2
Family
Assisted
Living,
Memory Care
P/C
P/C
See Table 5-2
and Skilled
Nursing
Residential
Facility
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
See Table 5-2
Senior
Independent
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
See Table 5-2
Living
Single Family
P
P
P
Small Lot SF
I
I
I
I
I P
I P
Residential
Small Multi-
I
I
I
I
I P/C
I P/C
See Table 5-2
FamiAL
Automotive
P/C
P/C
P/C
See Table 5-2
Washing
Brewpub
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Business
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
service
Clinic, medical
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
office
Club, sports &
A
P
J_�_�
P
P
P
P
P
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fitness
Section 5: Schedule of Permitted Uses TCAAP Redevelopment Code
Page 1 30
Approved July 13, 2015
Revised December 12, 2016
Amended June 26, 2023
Table 5-1: TRC Zoning District Land Use Table
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Uses
Sub -District
TC-1
TC-2
TC-3
NR-
1
NR-
2
NR-
3
NR-
4
Cocktail
P
P
P
P
P
P
Lounge
* Permitted as
Commercial
an accessory
Off -Street
P/C*
P/C*
P/C*
P/C`:
P/C'
P/C*
P/C*
use with a
Parking
primary
building only
Commercial
recreation -
P
P
indoor
Daycare
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Facility
Daycare,
family - 10 or
P
P
P
P
P
P
less
* Completely
Dog kennel
P*
enclosed; no
outside runs
Drive -Up
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
See Table 5-2
Windows
Dry cleaning
& laundry,
P
P
P
P
P
pick-up
station
Dry cleaning
& laundry,
P
P
P
P
P
self-service
laundry
Financial
Institution &
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
service
Food
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Preparation
Hotel/ motel
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Liquor Store
P
P
P
P
P
Microbrewery
P
P
P
P
P
P
Microdistillery
P
P
P
P
P
P
Mortuary,
funeral home
--
--
--
--
--
--
P/C
See Table 5-2
Office
I P
I P
I P
I P
I P
I P
I P
Personal
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
services
Pet Services
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Section 5: Schedule of Permitted Uses TCAAP Redevelopment Code
Page 1 31
Approved July 13, 2015
Revised December 12, 2016
Amended June 26, 2023
Table 5-1: TRC Zoning
District Land Use Table
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d d
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0 0 0 0
Zoning a
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District E
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Z Z Z Z
Uses
Sub -District
TC-1
TC-2
TC-3
NR-
NR-
NR-
NR-
1
2
3
4
Research and
development
P
P
P
facility
Restaurant
and
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
See Table 5-2
restaurant
fast-food
Retail sales &
P
P
P
P
P/C
P
P
See Table 5-2
service
Service
Station
A/C
P/C
P/C
See Table 5-2
Storage,
exterior
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Studio
P
P
P
P
P
P
Theater,
indoor
P
P
Vehicle —
motorized,
P/C
P/C
See Table 5-2
leasing and
rentals
Vehicle —
motorized,
P/C
P/C
P/C
See Table 5-2
service
;A/C
Antenna or
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
P/C
See Table 5-2
Tower
Club or lodge
P
P
P
P
P
P
(non-profit)
Community
P
P
P
P
Center
House of
worship
P
P
P
P
P
P
Library
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Municipal
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Building
Park Facilities
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
(Public)
School,
general
P
P
P
P
education
School,
specialized
P
P
P
P
P
education
Section 5: Schedule of Permitted Uses TCAAP Redevelopment Code
Page 1 32
Approved July 13, 2015
Revised December 12, 2016
Amended June 26, 2023
Table 5-1: TRC Zoning
District Land Use Table
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CV
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(V CI)V
a a
d d
y
0 0 0 0
Zoning a0
y y
Additional
District E
c c
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x -0 .0 -0 -0
0 Requirements
Ua
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21 2)
V
~ ~
~
LL
Z Z Z Z
Uses
Sub -District
TC-1
TC-2
TC-3
NR-
NR-
NR-
NR-
1
2
3
4
Theater,
performing
P
P
P
P
arts center
I
Garage,
Truck
Manufacturing
Warehousing
& processing:
P/C
P/C
permitted as an
Class
accessory use
Manufacturing
& processing:
Class II
*Equipment
shall be
screened to not
be seen from
Utility
any public right
Substation
of way and
shall not be
placed in the
front of any
parcel
Warehousing
A/C
A/C
Adult -
Oriented
Businesses
Section 5: Schedule of Permitted Uses TCAAP Redevelopment Code
Page 1 33
Approved July 13, 2015
Revised December 12, 2016
Amended June 26, 2023
5.2 Additional Use Criteria: All uses listed as P/C in Table 5-1 shall also meet the following standards in
Table 5-2.
Table 5-2 Additional Use Criteria Table
Use Zoning District Location & Design Criteria
Residential Uses
Neighborhood
No more than six(6) rentable rooms permitted. Shall be owner -occupied.
Bed & Breakfast
Parking shall be placed behind the building, or screened from view of the
public right-of-way.
Assisted Living, Memory Care or
Skilled Nursing
Town Center
Buildings with Pedestrian Priority or Pedestrian Friendly Frontage shall be
Large Multi -Family
required to include ground floor commercial uses for a minimum of fifty
Medium Multi -Family
percent (50%) of their street frontage as measured in linear feet.
Senior Independent Living
Assisted Living, Memory Care or
i. Homes shall be designed as either a collective of single-family or
Skilled Nursing
Neighborhood
duplex homes to fit the scale of the surrounding development.
Senior Independent Living
ii. These homes may also be mixed with mixed -generational housing.
Town Center
i. Residential Facility shall be licensed by the State of Minnesota; and
ii. Residential Facility shall serve no more than sixteen (16) residents at
any given time.
Residential Facility
I. Residential Facility shall be licensed by the State of Minnesota;
Neighborhood
ii. Residential Facility shall serve no more than six (6) residents at any
given time.
i. Parking shall be placed against an alley or in the rear of the lot and
be screened from the public right-of-way.
Small Multi -Family
Neighborhood
ii. Entrances To units that are not accessible from the front entries may
have access from the rear or the side of the building.
Commercial Uses
Automotive Washing
i. Automotive drive through lanes, service bays, and/or gas station
Vehicle —motorized, leasing
Office Mixed -Use
canopies shall meet the design standards in Section 7, Building Design
and rentals
Flex Office
Standards of this code.
Vehicle- motorized, service
Retail Mixed -Use
ii. Outdoor storage of vehicles or other products sold shall NOT have
direct frontage along Pedestrian Priority Streets. Outdoor storage of
vehicles and/or other products sold shall be screened with a required
Service Station
Campus Commercial
street screen along Pedestrian -Friendly Streets and General Streets
g Y
Retail Mixed -Use
(see Section 10 for standards).
Flex Office
i. New surface parking lots shall be permitted as an interim use only in
Campus Commercial
the case of phasing.
ii. Applications for new surface lots shall include in -fill building concepts
Town Center
on the lot with a site plan that meets the build -to -zone and building
Commercial Off -Street Parking
Office Mixed -Use
frontage standards of the specific character zone.
Retail Mixed -Use
iii. New surface parking shall be set back a minimum of thirty feet (30')
Flex Office
from the edge of the right-of-way of Pedestrian Priority Streets.
iv. New surface parking shall not be located at a street intersection (of
any Pedestrian Priority and Pedestrian -Friendly Streets only) for
minimum of thirty feet (30') from the intersection along each street.
i. Pick-up and drop-off lanes, storage of vehicles, service areas, and
drive through facilities shall NOT have direct frontage along Pedestrian
Mortuary, funeral home
Flex Office
Priority Streets.
ii. All such areas along other streets shall be screened with a required
street screen (see Section 10 for standards).
Campus Commercial
Drive -Up Windows
Retail Mixed -Use
Drive through or drive -up facilities shall meet the design standards in
Flex Office
Section 7, Building Design Standards of this code.
Office Mixed -Use
Section 5: Schedule of Permitted Uses TCAAP Redevelopment Code
Page 1 34
Approved July 13, 2015
Revised December 12, 2016
Amended June 26, 2023
Table 5-2 Additional Use Criteria Table
Use
Zoning District
Location & Design Criteria
Campus Commercial
Restaurant and Restaurant, Fast
Town Center
Office Mixed -Use
Six (6) queuing spaces per drive -through menu board.
Food
Retail Mixed -Use
Flex Office
L Retail sales and service uses may not comprise more than ten percent
(10%) of the total gross square footage of building space within the
Office Mixed -Use District.
ii. Accessory retail uses associated with medical office clinics, including but
Retail sales and services
Office Mixed -Use
not limited to pharmaceutical and corrective lens sales, shall not be
counted towards the maximum square footage of retail sales and
service uses permitted in the Office Mixed -Use District, but may not
exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross square footage of the
building in which they are located..
Civic Uses
Campus Commercial
Town Center
Office Mixed -Use
i. Located on top of a building or architectural component only.
Antenna or Tower
Retail Mixed -Use
ii. Shall conform to additional design and location requirements for
antennas and towers included in Section 1 325 of the AHC.
Flex Office
Industrial Uses
Manufacturing and Processing:
Campus Commercial
For buildings where manufacturing and processing are a principal or
Class I
Flex Office
accessory use, a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the gross building square
footage must be in office use.
Warehousing is only allowed as an accessory use to Manufacturing and
Warehousing
Campus Commercial
Processing. For buildings where warehousing is an accessory use, a minimum
Flex Office
of thirty percent (30%) of the gross building square footage must be in
office use.
Section 5: Schedule of Permitted Uses TCAAP Redevelopment Code
Page 1 35
AGENDA ITEM — 3B
,-ARZEN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 12, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
Dave Perrault, City Administrator
FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Sale of City Owned Parcel at 1450 Highway 96
Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source:
N/A N/A N/A
Council Should Consider the Following
The City Council should discuss and provide direction on selling the City owned parcel at 1450
Highway 96 which was the former City Hall site.
Background
At the end of last year, the City was contacted by Matt Alexander with North Shore
Development Partners regarding interest in purchasing the City owned parcel at 1450 Highway
96 (Attachment A). Mr. Alexander shared with city staff information about their company and
recent development projects that they've completed in adjacent communities. In addition, he
provided a sketch site plan illustrative of a scenario for a residential townhome development on
the Highway 96 city owned parcel. Staff directed Mr. Alexander that he would need to make a
request to City Council for discussion on interest in selling the city owned parcel.
This 6.82 acre vacant parcel was the former site of the old city hall which was demolished in
2009. After the relocation of City Hall, this site has been discussed several times with regards to
options for future development such as residential townhomes, commercial town offices, and
other civic uses. One of those options being a potential site for a future Public Work
Maintenance Building which the Public Works Director still considers a possible consideration.
It is Staff's understanding that in recent years Council has not identified its preferred plan or
vision for the future of the vacant site.
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The parcel is zoned NB, Neighborhood Business District and is guided in the 2040
Comprehensive Plan towards Neighborhood Business. The following are the purpose statements
identified in the zoning code for the NB Zoning District:
A. To be located at the edge of residential neighborhoods.
B. To provide a limited range of over-the-counter, convenience, retail, and service uses to
accommodate the needs of the adjacent residents.
C. To place limitations on the type, size and intensity of uses within this district, given its proximity
to residential uses.
D. To place emphasis on convenience for pedestrian, bicycle, and public transportation access to the
use.
E. To accommodate, where possible, a public commons giving residents a place to gather and
interact with one another.
F. To ensure adequate buffering is provided on these sites for the adjacent residential uses.
G. To require, where applicable, compliance with the City's gateway requirements.
The NB guiding language in the comprehensive plan states "neighborhood business designates
small, isolated areas for neighborhood commercial land uses when they are compatible with surrounding
residential uses. Commercial uses that are high traffic generators, noise generators, or otherwise not
compatible with residential neighborhoods, are inappropriate. Typically, Neighborhood Business areas
will be located on intersections or nodes that are on the edge of residential areas, are less desirable sites
for housing, or have traditionally been occupied with neighborhood services. Dwelling units of three (3)
to nine (9) units per acre may be permitted. The expected share of uses within this area are as follows:
0% to 100% Retail; 0% to 100% Office; and 0% to 50% Residential. A development intensity of up to 0.7
FAR may be allowed."
For the work session discussion, North Shore Development Partners has submitted a preliminary
concept sketch plan with a rendering and floor plan of a possible residential townhome
development on this parcel (Attachment B). They are seeking City Council feedback on interest
to sell this parcel. If the Council is interested in moving forward with this discussion, city staff
would schedule a second discussion for a future work session and include as part of that memo a
full history of the parcel as well as the next steps for sale of city owned land.
Next Steps
Staff is looking for Council direction as to whether or not there is interest in selling the city
owned parcel at 1450 Highway 96. Should Council want to consider selling the site, it may
chose to deal directly with any party or open up the site to offers from all interested parties.
Budget Impact
N/A
Attachments
A. Property Location Map
B. Requestor Narrative
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Highway 96 City Owned Lot � Attachment A
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Arden Hills - former City Hall property
Development Proposal
Background
North Shore Development Partners (North Shore) is pleased to submit a preliminary concept
plan for property owned by the city, which previously was the home of City Hall, located at
1450 Highway 96 West. With this submission North Shore is requesting the city consider
selling the parcel for the purpose of developing an upscale townhome rental community -
examples attached.
The surrounding uses are Highway 96 on the north, Kinder Care on the east, single family
homes to the west and Arden View town homes to the south. North Shore is proposing 60,2
story townhomes with thoughtful design and amenities for residents.
About North Shore
North Shore is locally based out of Wayzata, MN with strong background in high quality
multifamily and mixed -use real estate assets for Twin Cities communities. With more than 30
years of development expertise across the Twin Cities, North Shore brings a robust roster of
industry relationships and a passion for creating unique, optimized financing solutions to
each project. We provide expertise in tax-exempt bonds, conventional bank financing, agency
executions and TIF, among others. North Shore does not seek third -party equity.
Our portfolio of assets is managed by Steven Scott Management, one of the Twin Cities' most
respected building management firms.
Please refer to our website for more information on our portfolio and our management team:
www.northshoredp.com
Regards,
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North Shore Development Partners
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AGENDA ITEM — 3C
,-ARZEN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 12, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
Dave Perrault, City Administrator
FROM: David Swearingen, P.E. Public Works Director / City Engineer
SUBJECT: Metropolitan Council — Private I/I Grant Program — Equity Component
Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source:
N/A N/A MCES
Council Should Consider:
• A formal statement be made by the City of Arden Hills to fulfill the equity component
required for the application for Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES)
2024 private property Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) Grant Program.
Background/Discussion
The 2024 Private I/I Grant Program is a "Pilot" year for Met Council. It will provide $1.5 million
in wastewater revenue to provide grants to private property owners to help with repairs that will
remove and prevent clear water from entering the wastewater treatment system. The Minnesota
Legislature amended statute 471.342 to allow the Met Council to provide grant funding to local
municipalities to assist private property owners with costs associated with repairing sewer
infrastructure on their property. At the December 11, 2023 regular Council Meeting, resolution
2023-059 was approved to apply for the MCES 2024 private property I/I grant program.
Arden Hills requested $80,000 but was awarded $45,000 for the 2024 Private Property Inflow and
Infiltration grant program. Arden Hills is 1 of 21 other municipalities that received funding for the
program. The program is setup so that MCES funds match 50% of the construction costs up to
$5,000. If the City has an equity component then the match can be up to 100% up to $10,000. The
equity component can also be tiered with multiple match percentages.
Other options the Council should consider; The City can choose to decrease the match percentage
but it is capped at 50% (for non -equity properties), this would spread the funding out to more
homes. Or, the City could contribute local funds to increase the matching level from 50%.
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City Staff recommends forgoing the equity component for this "Pilot" year as this is an entirely
new program to implement with limited City staff resources. City staff would prefer to put
together the basic technical processes first and then expand on that process in a future program. If
the Council chooses to forgo the equity component, the funding would be available on a first come
first serve basis.
In order for a property to become eligible for this program, they must prove inflow & infiltration
issues with some form of documentation to be reviewed by City staff. For example, a contractor's
sewer scoping video and/or report that identifies I/I addressed to the property.
Budget Impact
This program is funded through Metropolitan Council, so there is no direct budget impact.
Attachments
N/A
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AGENDA ITEM — 3D
,AVEN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 12, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
Dave Perrault, City Administrator
FROM: David Swearingen, P.E. Public Works Director / City Engineer
SUBJECT: City -Owned Land Encroachment Discussion
Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source:
N/A N/A N/A
Council Should Consider
Council should discuss and provide direction on handling of encroachments to City -owned
property.
Resident Requested Action
At the June 12�h regular City Council meeting, Mr. Bonine, Property Owner of 3274 Katie Lane,
spoke during public inquiries requesting to be added to a future work session in order to allow
for further conversation regarding a concern with his property. At that time, he presented to the
City Council a letter dated May 25, 2023 addressed to city staff which outlined a proposal for
collaboration to allow plantings on city park property adjacent to his lot. The general consensus
of the Council was to bring this discussion forward at a future work session. Staff was directed
to include the background on park land encroachments as part of the staff report for this
discussion.
Background/Discussion
At the October 17t', 2022 work session, the City Council discussed a complaint received
regarding a property on Katie Lane adjacent to the trail that was mowing into the park property
and had planted trees essentially creating a vegetative fence as an extension of their rear yard.
Staff was directed to send a code enforcement letter requesting that the trees be removed from
city property.
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The following is the city code section pertaining to this matter:
City Code Section 720.06, Subd. 1 Defacement, Destruction of Property and
Resources. No person shall tamper with, injure, deface, destroy, disturb, damage or
remove any part of any system building, structure, sign, lightpole, drinking fountain,
hydrant, table, grill, equipment, statue, flower, tree, shrub, plant, tun`, soil conditions, or
mineral resource, nor shall any person plant or cause to be planted any wild, cultivated
or exotic tree, shrub or plant except with the written permission of the director.
On November 4, 2022, city staff sent a letter to the Owners of 3274 Katie Lane requesting the
discontinued maintenance (i.e. mowing) of city property and removal of the plantings that
encroached on public park land. Given the seasonal constraints it was requested that corrective
action be taken in the spring of 2023. Mr. Bonine approached city staff in May with a proposal
to allow for plantings on city park property. Based on the prior direction of the Council, city
staff indicated to Mr. Bonine that this project could not be administratively approved. This led to
Mr. Bonine's request to the City Council for further discussion on this topic.
At the September 18, 2023 Work Session (minutes are Attachment C) Council gave direction to
staff to develop draft ordinance language for future City -owned property encroachments and
develop a draft agreement related to 3274 Katie Lane.
Attachment A, is the draft ordinance change. Staff requests direction on the proposed ordinance
change and will begin revisions accordingly.
Attachment B, is the draft Encroachment Agreement with the 3274 Katie Ln property. Staff is
requesting Council review the document and provide comments and directions, specifically on:
• Limiting the number of plantings. Currently it appears there are 40 plantings, in previous
discussion there was mention of removing every other planting.
• Limiting the height of each planting.
• Additional requirements?
City Council may also decide to deny the proposed encroachment at 3274 Katie Ln.
Budget Impact
N/A
Attachments
Attachment A — Draft ordinance change
Attachment B — Draft Encroachment Agreement
Attachment C — September 18, 2023 Work Session meeting minutes
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2/6/24, 11:25 AM export.amlegal.com/api/export-requests/5f3f76cl-57eb-468f Attachment A
720.06 General Conduct.
Subd. 1 Defacement, Destruction of Property and Resources. No person shall tamper with, injure,
deface, destroy, disturb, damage or remove any part of any system building, structure, sign, lightpole,
drinking fountain, hydrant, table, grill, equipment, statue, flower, tree, shrub, plant, turf, soil conditions,
or mineral resource, nor shall any person plant or cause to be planted any wild, cultivated or exotic
tree, shrub or plant except with the WFitten peffnissien ef the diFeetar. an Encroachment Agreement
approved by the City Council.
https://export.amlegal.com/api/export-requests/5f3f76cl -57eb-468f-a 191-6ba85b591 c51 /download/
Attachment B
(reserved.for recording information)
ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT
This ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made this day of
, 2023, by and between the CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, a Minnesota municipal
corporation ("City"), and ROBERT M. BONNIE and JENNA M. BONNIE, spouses married to
each other ("Owners").
RECITALS
1. Owners are the fee owners of certain real property located at 3274 Katie Lane in the City of
Arden Hills, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, which is legally described as � 4, Block
2, Hazelnut Park Addition No. 3 (PID: 333023320073) (the "Subject Property");
2. The City is the fee owner of certain real property (PID: 333023120004), which is adjacent to
the Subject property and is improved with a segment of public trail between Cleveland Avenue
and Stowe Avenue and connected to the City -owned Hazelnut Park (the "City Property");
3. Owners have planted a row of small trees or shrubs (the "Plantings") on the City Property,
which runs the full width of the Subject Property, and has mowed the grass on the City Property
around and between the Plantings (collectively, the "Encroachment"), as is depicted on
Exhibit A (the "Encroachment Area");
4. Pursuant to Arden Hills City Code Section 720.06, subd. 1, "No person shall tamper with,
injure, deface, destroy, disturb, damage or remove any part of any ... flower, tree, shrub, plant,
turf, soil conditions ... nor shall any person plant or cause to be planted any wild, cultivated or
exotic tree, shrub or plant" on City -owned property, unless such activity is permitted by the City.
This prohibition applies to unauthorized mowing of City -owned property; and
5. Consistent with the authority granted by the City Code and with past City practice on other
properties, the City is willing to permit the Encroachment, subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, the City and Owners have agreed as follows:
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1. Encroachment Authorization; Special Conditions. The City hereby approves the
Encroachment, including the right to reasonable mowing of the City Property as depicted within the
Encroachment Area, and permits the Encroachment to remain in the Encroachment Area, subject to
the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to, the following special conditions:
A. Owners are the sole owners of the Encroachment, and are solely responsible for all
work, cost, and expense for the maintenance of the Encroachment;
B. Other than routine trimming and mowing of the Plantings that are already planted within
the Encroachment Area, Owners are not permitted to alter, replace, expand, relocate, or
add new plantings the Encroachment without prior approval by the City;
C. At Owners' sole cost and expense, Owners are required to do all of the following:
i. Comply with any directive or order given by City staff following inspection of
the Encroachment;
ii. The number of Plantings are not to exceed a quantity of X (X) and must be of
like kind.
iii. Maintain the Plantings at a height no taller than Xfeet;
iv. Trim or remove the Plantings individually or coltedively as directed by City
staff, and/or as required by the City, Xcel Energy, or other governmental
agency;
V. Promptly remove and replace any individual Planting that has died;
vi. Upon removal of any individual Planting, group of Plantings, or the
Encroachment as a whole, restore the Encroachment Area to a condition
consistent with the condition of the surrounding City Property; and
vii. Nd
2. Admission of No Right. Owners does not now claim any rights or title to any part
of the City Property by reason of past, present, or future occupancy there, nor will Owners make
any such claim in the future.
3. Acknowledgements by Owners. Owners acknowledge that City's ownership rights
of the City Property, including the Encroachment Area, shall be superior to those rights conveyed
by this Agreement. Owners further acknowledge that Owners' placement of the Encroachment in
the Encroachment Area over and across the City Property includes the risk that it might become
necessary that the Encroachment be disturbed or removed to facilitate City access to the City
Property.
4. City Right of Entry, Work Within Encroachment Area. At all times, regardless
of the hour of day or day of the week, the City shall have the right to enter onto the Encroachment
Area to perform maintenance, repairs, replacement, or other work related to the City Property, as
deemed necessary by the City, in the City's sole discretion.
5. Inspections by the City. The City shall inspect the Encroachment for compliance
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with this Agreement, and other compliance with the City Code.
6. Insurance. Owners are required to maintain a general liability insurance policy
which provides coverage for damage to others or injury to persons for their property the
Encroachment Area. Such coverage shall be on an as occurrence basis and, if reasonably available,
as part of a standard homeowner's policy. Without substantial additional cost, shall include
contractual liability coverage with respect to the indemnity obligation in Section 6 of this
Agreement. Such policy shall contain a clause which provides the insurer will not change, non -
renew, or materially change the policy without first providing the City thirty (30) days prior written
notice. Owners shall provide the City with a Certificate of Insurance for such coverage upon City
request.
7. Hold Harmless and Indemnity. In consideration of being allowed to encroach on
the City Property, Owners, for themselves, their heirs, successors and assigns, hereby agree to
indemnify and hold the City, its officials, employees, contractors, agents, and volunteers harmless
from any and all claims, damages, losses, costs, and/or expenses, arising from, based on, related to,
or caused by, in whole or in part, the Encroachment.
8. Waiver of Claims. Owners knowingly and voluntarily waive and release any and
all claims against the City arising from, based on, or related to Owners being permitted to maintain
the Encroachment on the City Property.
9. Termination of Agreement. The City may, at its sole discretion, terminate this
Agreement at any time by giving Owners, or any successor in interest, thirty (30) days advance
written notice of termination. In the event of an emergency condition, as determined solely by the
City, the City may terminate the Agreement without notice and with immediate effect.
A. Removal of Encroachment. Except as provided in paragraph 9.B. of this Agreement,
upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement, Owners or their successor in
interest shall remove the Encroachment and restore the Encroachment Area to a
condition consistent with the condition of the surrounding City Property. If Owners or
their successor in interest fail to timely perform such removal and restoration, the City
may remove the Encroachment and charge the cost of removal back to Owners for
reimbursement.
B. Retention of Encroachment. At its sole discretion, the City may choose to allow the
Plantings to remain in the Encroachment Area following termination. If the City so
chooses, the notice of termination shall inform Owners of the City's choice. Upon
termination with retention of the Plantings in the Encroachment Area, the Plantings shall
become the property of the City, o cost to the City. The City shall assume all
responsibility for the ongoing mainttTidnce of the Plantings.
10. Recording. This Agreement shall run with the land and shall be recorded against the
title to the Subject Property. At the time that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 of
this Agreement, the City shall execute and record a release of the Agreement.
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11. Attorneys' Fees and Costs. Should either party commence and action against the
other to enforce any obligation contained within this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled
to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees and costs from the non -prevailing party, whether or not such
action is pursued to judgment.
12. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Minnesota and may only be amended in writing. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which when executed is considered an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one instrument.
13. Incorporation of Recitals and Exhibit. The Recitals at the beginning of this
Agreement and the Exhibit attached to this Agreement are true and correct, and are incorporated into
and made part of this Agreement by reference.
[Signature pages follow]
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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
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And
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
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COUNTY OF RAMSEY )
David Grant, Mayor
Dave Perrault, City Administrator
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of
, 2023, by David Grant and by Dave Perrault, respectively, the Mayor and
City Administrator of the City of Arden Hills, a Minnesota municipal corporation, on behalf of
the corporation and pursuant to the authority granted by its City Council.
Notary Public
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PROPERTY OWNERS:
Robert M. Bonnie
Jenna M. Bonnie
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
ss.
COUNTY OF 1
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of
, 2023, by Robert M. Bonnie and Jenna M. Bonnie, spouses married to
each other.
Notary Public
DRAFTED BY:
CAMPBELL KNUTSON, P.A.
Grand Oak Office Center I
860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 290
Eagan, Minnesota 55121
Telephone: (651) 452-5000
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Approved: October 23, 2023
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
4. PRESENTATION ITEMS
A. City Owned Land Encroachment
Community Development Director Jagoe stated that Mr. Bonine, Property Owner of 3274 Katie
Lane, spoke during public inquires requesting to be added to a future work session in order to
allow for further conversation regarding a concern with his property. At that time, he presented to
the City Council a letter addressed to city staff which outlined a proposal for collaboration to
allow plantings on city park property adjacent to his lot. The general consensus of the Council was
to bring this discussion forward at a future work session. Staff was directed to include the
background on park land encroachments as part of the staff report for this discussion.
Community Development Director Jagoe said that in 2019 the City received a general
complaint about properties that were encroaching in the general area of Floral Park and a trail
segment between Cleveland Avenue and Stowe by Hazelnut Park. At that time an informative
letter was sent to 22 households describing what the City considered to be encroachments and to
remove them if they had them. There was a second letter sent to Mr. Bonine who corrected the
things noted in that code enforcement letter. In 2022 there was another complaint and discussion
by the Council regarding Mr. Bonine's property, specific to the trees that are there today. Staff
was directed to ask that the trees be removed.
Community Development Director Jagoe stated that it was confirmed with the Public Works
Director that to his knowledge there have not been instances of written permission being granted
to a resident to add plantings as part of their private landscape on park property. Staff did confirm
for the stretch of houses along Katie Lane (abutting park property) that there were three
households issued a building/zoning permit for a fence since 1989.
Mr. Bonine said he acquired the property in 2015 and at the time had discussions with staff.
Neighbors had been given verbal permission to do landscaping in the area as long as they had
Xcel Energy's permission for the easement. About 4-5 years ago he had further conversation with
staff and was told the city wouldn't allow a fence, so he went back to the original plan. He said
there were 36 houses along the path and felt about 50% had encroachments including bonfire pits,
fences, play sets, raised garden beds and plantings. He would like to understand what makes his
encroachment unique and if they could develop some consistency.
Councilmember Holden said she spoke with the former City Engineer who claimed she never
gave anyone any oral permission to do anything to encroach on the City parks. She felt
ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 2
encroachments happen on other trails in the city. There have been articles in the newsletter
regarding this. She felt if someone puts a row of shrubs or trees along the trail they are extending
their yard and it is no longer park land, it's viewed as the resident's land.
Councilmember Rousseau asked if this was becoming problematic for the City to maintain the
areas that are being encroached on.
Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said the way they maintain this trail is to run
a mowers width on either side of the trail, and Xcel Energy does the larger area mowing and
vegetation control. There are some sanitary sewer structures that are accessed off the trails and
possibly some storm sewer structures. He felt there was adequate room for snow storage and from
a maintenance aspect the encroachments in this area weren't in conflict with maintenance.
Mr. Bonine noted that he has no issues with anything anyone else has done, but the lack of
consistency is confusing.
Councilmember Rousseau thought the complaint they received seemed very negative and
personal, and basing the entire community policy on this complaint might not be the right way to
go.
Councilmember Monson asked about the two examples of other properties that were given.
Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said in Example 1 there was a rain garden
owned and maintained by the City.
Councilmember Monson said she has talked with other people that live along the trail and has
been told the same thing — that they could put items in at their own cost but that it might get
moved. She wanted to be sure it wouldn't cost the City more if they had a watermain or
something similar to fix. She asked how staff felt about trees and plantings being in the way and
the costs of moving them.
Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen stated that shrubs were pretty easy to move
but trees were more impactful. Fencing or hardscaping would also be more impactful, and City
staff would not put the items back, it would be up to the homeowner.
Councilmember Holden agreed that the letter was very negative. There are groups of people that
walk Hazelnut Park trails and they've been dealing with this issue for many years. They've been
upset because they haven't taken over City property in their yards and are frustrated with the
length of time this has been happening.
Councilmember Fabel asked how many arborvitaes Mr. Bonine had planted.
Mr. Bonine responded that he had planted over 30. He went forward with the project because of
ongoing communication he had with City officials and the letter of approval he received from
Xcel Energy in 2019.
Councilmember Fabel explained his concern of adverse possession; that someone using your
land over a period of time establishes rights to continue to do so. That can be avoided by having a
ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 3
specific agreement in place to say that they wouldn't claim adverse possession, and that at any
point in time the City could say to remove the items. He didn't see a reason to force Mr. Bonine
to take the trees out now, but he could be told to in the future if it became a problem for the City.
Mayor Grant asked if they will be putting a new watermain through this area.
Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said this area is south of where the new
force main would be located.
Mayor Grant added that by adding something such as a fence you are demonstrating use which
becomes adverse possession. He said it could be argued that the arborvitaes are a vegetative
fence. He was troubled by this much vegetation and thought they should have some sort of written
agreement.
Councilmember Holden wondered what the City's liability would be if someone were to get hurt
on the section of property that he has extended his yard into.
City Administrator Perrault said that according to the city attorney's previous answers to
similar questions, if the City is intentionally negligent it would be liable, but it is typically the
generator of the activity that is liable.
Councilmember Monson thought they should consider a broader agreement for everyone on the
trail that has encroachments to deal with adverse possession, liability, and additional costs for
removal if they don't remove it themselves. She appreciated how well that part of the trail is
maintained by the residents. She felt they should have a policy of what residents could have along
trails and in what areas. The question would be where do they draw the line.
Mr. Bonine also thought the trail area looks good. He said when they moved into the property it
was full of buckthorn and invasive species. They looked at what they had done as a positive. He
thought the Blue Thumb Initiative might be a good guide for some of what they're talking about
being acceptable.
Mayor Grant asked if the Council wanted the City Attorney to work the Community
Development Department to draw up something legal for this project as well as update City Code
to be more explicit.
Councilmember Monson said she would support that.
Councilmember Holden wondered how far they would let people encroach on City property.
Councilmember Rousseau said her concern was that if they ask Mr. Bonine to move his trees
they should probably be talking to other people to move their encroachments as well. She liked
the suggestion of outlining what is acceptable.
Mayor Grant said this was clearly one of the larger encroachments that he has seen.
Councilmember Monson said because of the timing of when it went in she doesn't like it either,
but because of the other things that have happened along the trail and there hasn't been a hard
ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 4
policy from the City it would be beneficial to try to figure out what they can tell people they can
do. To just pick one person based on a complaint felt dangerous because what do they do with all
the other people that have encroached?
Mayor Grant said with all of the aerial photos that are available nowadays you can pretty much
prove when something went in.
Councilmember Holden verified that Mr. Bonine had received the letter the City sent to residents
in the area regarding encroachment before he planted his trees. She thought they should post
signs saying it was City property and people would be allowed to use it.
Mayor Grant restated that they want firmer ordinances strictly enforced and a legal agreement
with this property. He asked if they were permitting the arborvitaes to live pending a legal
agreement with the landowner.
Councilmember Holden suggested a height limit for the arborvitaes.
Mayor Grant said they could work out the details of a legal agreement at a future meeting.
Councilmember Monson explained how she thought PTRC might be able to contribute to the
discussion.
Councilmember Rousseau thought members of PTRC might recommend native species where
other people might look at them as being unkept or wild versus planting a rosebush.
Councilmember Fabel felt they should solve the current issue with an agreement that says if they
want to they can require them to keep the arborvitae at a certain height, take them out or take out
every other one so there is no prescriptive right obtained by the encroacher but also shows the City
is willing to be reasonable.
Mayor Grant asked Council if they'd like hard-line or soft -line language in future language, three
Councilmembers and the Mayor agreed to hard-line.
City Administrator Perrault said if they're taking a hard-line policy are they allowing additional
flexibility such as allowing native plants? Right now, the policy is clear that nothing is allowed
with the exception of permission by the Public Works Director.
Councilmember Monson felt mowing or buckthorn removal could be reasonable and still have a
hard-line.
Mayor Grant would like to make the ordinance clearer so there would be fewer questions about
what is encroachment. He thought in this particular case by putting up a row of arborvitaes and
mowing the other side of it, adverse possession could be argued. He asked what direction they
would like to give the attorney in this case.
Councilmember Fabel said the agreement should make it very clear that they are visitors on City
property and we have the authority to place further conditions on the property.
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Councilmember Monson agreed. She would also like to know how much it would cost for the
City to remove them if needed.
Councilmember Holden didn't think anyone would have complained if it was just mowing. She
thought it was the plantings to extend the yard that were the issue. She would like to see gaps in
the arborvitaes and they be kept at a certain height.
Mayor Grant directed staff to have the attorney work on an agreement and make changes to the
ordinance.
AGENDA ITEM — 3E
-t1 DEN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 12, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator
SUBJECT: Civil Attorney Update
Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount
N/A N/A
Council Should Consider
Council should discuss next steps on finding a new Civil Attorney.
Background
Funding Source:
N/A
The City was informed by its Civil Attorney, Campbell Knutson, that it can no longer serve the
City for the longer term. Campbell Knutson was recently renewed as the Civil Attorney
following an RFP process. The Council should discuss and consider how it wants to move
forward, i.e. issuing a new RFP for Civil Attorney services or engaging the second choice from
the RFP, Eckberg Lamers.
The last RFP was issued in 2023, and the City received three proposals for Civil Attorney. One
firm was not brought forward for Council interviews and two firms were (Campbell Knutson and
Eckberg Lamers).
Should Council want to move forward with the second choice, Staff will seek out a refreshed
proposal for Council to consider; or if Council prefers moving forward with an RFP, Staff will
move in that direction. Regardless, Campbell Knutson has agreed to assist the City until a new
attorney can be brought onboard.
Budget Impact
N/A
Attachment
N/A
AGENDA ITEM — 3F
,-ARZEN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 12, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator
SUBJECT: Virtual Meeting Options
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Council Should Consider
Council should discuss next steps on how to handle virtual meeting options going forward.
Background
A verbal update will be provided.
Budget Impact
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AGENDA ITEM — 3G
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,ARZEN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 12, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator
SUBJECT: Rice Creek Commons/TCAAP Discussion
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N/A N/A N/A
For Council Consideration
Council will have the opportunity to comment on any TCAAP related items they so choose.
Background
N/A
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AGENDA ITEM — 3H
,-AI�EN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 12, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator
SUBJECT: Council Tracker/Council Priorities
Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source:
N/A N/A N/A
Council Should Consider
Council should provide further direction on the Council Tracker and upcoming Council
priorities.
Background
The Council Tracker will be distributed upon Council request.
Future priority items will have been distributed to Council electronically.
Below are the anticipated work session items for March.
March 11 Work Session Items:
• Concept Review
• Concept Review
• Concept Review
• 2025 Park Projects
• Annual Public Works Maintenance Plan
• Community Development Consultant
• PTRC Motions
• Water Efficiency Grant
• Low Mow May
• RCC Discussion
• Council Tracker
Budget Impact
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