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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-17-24-SJ City of Arden Hills ▪1245 West Highway 96 ▪ Arden Hills Minnesota 55112 Phone 651.792.7800 ▪ Fax 651.634.5137 ▪ www.cityofardenhills.org Request for Special City Council Joint Meeting with Mounds View City Council A special meeting may be called by the Mayor or by any two Councilmembers. Reason for meeting: 1. Introductions/Roll Call 2. Joint Park & Recreation 3. Development Project 4. Organized Trash Collection Requested Date: 06/17/2024 Requested time: 5:30 pm Open meeting X Closed meeting Signature of person(s) making request: 06/14/2024 Mayor or Council Member Date / / Council Member Date -This section to be completed by City staff- Date received: 06/14/2024 Date meeting to be held: 06/17/2024 Time of meeting: 5:30 pm Location: Mounds View City Hall, 2401 County Highway 10, Mounds View, MN All necessary postings and notices have been completed. 06/14/2024 Signature of City Clerk Date �4�HILLS Approved: July 22. 2024 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA JOINT CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION WITH CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW JUNE 17, 2024 5:30 P.M.—MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mounds View Mayor Lindstrom called to order the Special Joint Work Session at 5:30 p.m. Present: Arden Hills Mayor David Grant (virtually); Mounds View Mayor Zach Lindstrom, Arden Hills Councilmembers Tom Fabel, Tena Monson, and Emily Rousseau, Mounds View Councilmembers Gary Meelhause, Julie Clark, and Theresa Cermark Absent: Arden Hills Councilmember Brenda Holden and Mound View Councilmember Sherry Gunn Also present: Arden Hills City Administrator Dave Perrault; Mounds View City Administrator Nyle Zikmund, Arden Hills Recreation Supervisor Matt Johnson, Mounds View Assistant City Administrator Brian Beeman, Mounds View Public Works Director Don Peterson, Mounds View School District Superintendent Chris Lennox, Mounds View School District Director of Community Education Karl Brown, Mounds View Recreation Superintendent Andy Thomas, Shawn O'Keefe and James O'Keefe (Minnesota Tournament and Wellness Center), Ramsey County Commissioner Nicole Frethem AGENDA ITEMS 1A. Introductions/Roll Call A roll call for members was conducted. 1B. Joint Park and Recreation Staff from Arden Hills and Mounds View gave an overview of programs and options that the cities are currently collaborating on and opportunities for collaboration in the future. Mounds View School District Community Education Director Brown noted the programming discussed aligns well with the school district programming, and he believed they are not duplicating efforts or having competing programming. JOINT CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JUNE 17, 2024 2 Arden Hills Recreation ec eation Supervisor Johnson noted about half of the programs offered by Arden Hills are collaborative. Mounds View Superintendent Thomas noted additional collaboration with recreation programming is happening this fall. The two Councils thanked the Recreation Staff for their presentation and encouraged future collaboration. 1C. Development Project Shawn and James O'Keefe of the Minnesota Tournament and Wellness Center gave an overview of a tournament facility they are pursuing in the northern suburbs, they stated the area it would primarily serve is north of Saint Paul and east of Minneapolis. They noted it is a private, for-profit entity that would be running the project. They noted the initial capital outlay for the project is $100 million, which they are seeking a fifty-fifty split between private and public funding. They estimated the economic impact to the area would be over$23 million annually. Mounds View City Administrator Zikmund noted they have been building a coalition of partners who are interested in the project, and the next step is site selection and discussed the possibility of the project going on Rice Creek Commons. James O'Keefe noted they need a minimum of twenty acres but could utilize up to forty acres. Community Education Director Brown discussed the challenges regarding limited field space at the schools and being dependent on good weather and how this facility would benefit the school district. Mounds View City Administrator Zikmund discussed next steps including setting up a future meeting with Alatus for collaboration on Rice Creek Commons. James O'Keefe highlighted the opportunities for ongoing use of the facility by the surrounding communities for reasonable fees due to the initial public investment in the project. 1D. Organized Trash Collection City of Arden Hills Councilmember Monson and Mayor Grant noted the Arden Hills Council has discussed organized collection and is interested in learning more and hearing about Mounds View's experience. Mounds View Mayor Lindstrom gave an overview of Mounds View's experience with the organized collection process. In his opinion, the core issue with organized collection is the discrepancy in rates between customers and the fees and surcharges that are added to customers' bills. The other members of the Mounds View City Council discussed organized collection and the challenges they have been facing as they navigate the process. JOINT CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JUNE 17, 2024 3 ADJOURN Mayor Lindstrom adjourned the Joint Council Work Session at 7:49 p.m. $ib Hanson David Grant i Clerk Mayor