Mayor:
David Grant


Councilmembers:
Brenda Holden
Emily Rousseau
Tena Monson
Tom Fabel

arden hills
Regular City Council 
 Agenda
 August 28, 2023
 7:00 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.

This meeting can be accessed remotely by joining via Zoom (see Public Inquiries/Informational below for instructions)

This meeting will be streamed live on local Cable Channel 16 and available for playback on our website.

CALL TO ORDER
1.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA


2.

TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons Update

Dave Perrault

3.

PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL

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4.

RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES

5.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS


5.A.

Commissioner Frethem Updates

Commissioner Nicole Frethem, District 1

Documents:
  1. Memo.pdf
6.

STAFF COMMENTS


6.A.

Transportation Update

David Swearingen, Public Works Director/City Engineer

Documents:
  1. Memo.pdf
7.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES


8.

CONSENT CALENDAR

Those items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion under a Consent Calendar format.  There will be no separate discussion of these items, unless a Councilmember so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the general order of business and considered separately in its normal sequence on the agenda.
8.A.

Motion to Approve Claims and Payroll

Gayle Bauman, Finance Director

Pang Silseth, Accounting Analyst

Documents:
  1. Memo.pdf
8.B.

Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee Appointments

  • Motion to Approve Resolution 2023-043 Appointing Maeve Edgar as the Youth Committee Member to the Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee (PTRC) 
  • Motion to Approve Resolution 2023-044 Appointing Abigail Weber to the Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee (PTRC)


Julie Hanson, Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk


8.C.

Motion to Approve Agreement for Legal Services – Prosecution – Kelly and Lemmons

Dave Perrault, City Administrator

8.D.

Motion to Approve Professional Services Agreement Amendment No. 1 with Bolton & Menk, Inc. – 2024 PMP Street and Utility Improvements Project

David Swearingen, Public Works Director/City Engineer

8.E.

Motion to Approve Watermain Gate Valve Replacement Quote on Red Fox Rd – Valley-Rich Co., Inc.

David Swearingen, Public Works Director/City Engineer

8.F.

Motion to Approve Professional Services Agreement with TKDA – South Tower Improvements Project and Increase 2024 CIP

David Swearingen, Public Works Director/City Engineer

8.G.

Motion to Approve Payment No. 2 – Margolis – Tree Planting

Lucas Miller, Assistant Public Works Director

8.H.

Motion to Approve Proposal for Construction Materials Testing Services with Braun Intertec – Arden Manor Park and Floral Park Improvements

David Swearingen, Public Works Director/City Engineer

9.

PULLED CONSENT ITEMS

Those items that are pulled from the Consent Calendar will be removed from the general order of business and considered separately in its normal sequence on the agenda.
10.

PUBLIC HEARINGS


10.A.

Planning Case 2023-013 – Zoning Code Amendment – Chapter 13, Section 1325.05 Design Standards, Subd. 4.D – Fencing

Jessica Jagoe, Community Development Director

10.B.

Planning Case 2023-014 – Zoning Code Amendment – Chapter 13, Sale of Lower-Potency Hemp Edibles

Jessica Jagoe, Community Development Director

10.C.

Interim Ordinance – Adult Use Cannabis Business Moratorium

Julie Hanson, Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk

Documents:
  1. Memo.pdf
11.

NEW BUSINESS


11.A.

Planning Case 2023-013 – Zoning Code Amendment – Chapter 13, Section 1325.05 Design Standards, Subd. 4.D – Fencing

  • Ordinance 2023-008 – Amendments to Chapter 13, Section 1325.05, Subd. 4.D
  • Authorization for Publication of Summary Ordinance 2023-008


Jessica Jagoe, Community Development Director

11.B.

Planning Case 2023-014 – Zoning Code Amendment to Chapter 13, Sale of Lower Potency Hemp Edibles

  • Ordinance 2023-009– Amendments to Chapter 13, Sections 1305.04, 1320.05 and 1325.02
  • Authorization for Publication of Summary Ordinance 2023-009


Jessica Jagoe, Community Development Director

11.C.

Adult Use Cannabis Business Moratorium

  • Ordinance 2023-010 – Interim Ordinance Prohibiting the Operation of Cannabis Businesses
  • Authorization for Publication of Summary Ordinance 2023-010 


Julie Hanson, Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk

12.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS


13.

COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS


ADJOURN