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MINUTES
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 20, 1998
4:45 P.M. - ARMY RESERVE CENTER
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Acting Mayor, Dale Hicks, called to order the
special City Council meeting at 4:50 p,m,
Present:
Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski and Paul Malone, with
Councilmember Susan Keim arriving at 4:52 p,m,
Mayor Probst was not present.
Also present were City Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; Community Development
Director, Kevin Ringwald; Public Works Superintendent, Dwayne Staflord; Parks and
Recreation Director, Cindy Walsh; and Administrative Secretary, Sheila StowelL
ADOPT AGENDA
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City Administrator Fritsinger advised Councilmembers that the Bond Issue, for which the
Special Council meeting was originally scheduled, had been delayed due to the Welsh timetable,
MOTION:
Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a
motion to adopt the agenda for the January 20, 1998, Special City Council
meeting as presented, The motion carried unanimously (3-0),
CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Claims and Payroll
City Administrator Fritsinger provided a bench handout of a revised Claims Report, reducing the
total amount of claims submitted in the Council packet from $241,909,11 to $241,680.11, due to
a reduction in Check No, 13418 for a fee to the Minnesota Department of Health,
MOTION:
Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a
motion to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted and autborize execution of
all necessary documents contained therein, The motion carried unanimously (3-
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MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS
COlillcilmember Malone inquired of staff on the status of the City's current bond rating,
. City Administrator Fritsinger responded that, in ongoing conversations between Standard and
Poors and City staff, the City's bond rating was still certified, Mr, Fritsinger stated, however,
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that if the Gateway Business District (GBD) project continued to experience delays, the
possibility existed that the City would need to have their bond rating recertified,
MOTION:
Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a
motion to authorize the City Administrator to notify the developer that if, due to
continuing delays in property transaction closings and executing the necessary
documents the City needed to recertify their bond rating, Welsh Development
Corporation LLC would be responsible for any additional costs for this
recertification, The motion carried unanimously (4-0),
ADJOURN
With no further business to be transacted, Acting Mayor Hicks adjourned the meeting at 4:55
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