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�iR�EN HILLS <br />Approved: June 13, 2011 <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING <br />MAY 2, 2011 <br />5:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS COMMUNITY ROOM <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor David Grant called to order the City <br />Council Work Session meeting at 5:30 p.m. <br />Present: Mayor David Grant, Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, and <br />Nick Tamble. <br />Absent: Ed Werner (excused) <br />Also present: City Administrator Patrick Klaers, Public Works Director Terry Maurer, <br />Director of Finance and Administrative Services Sue Iverson, Community Development <br />Director Jill Hutmacher, and Facilitator Bill Joynes from Midwest Government Advisors. <br />1. CONSIDER AGENDA <br />Council consensus was to accept the agenda as presented. <br />2. GOAL SETTING DISCUSSION <br />Bill Joynes, Midwest Government Advisors, stated that following the March 16th Council <br />discussion on City issues and priorities, staff identified 19 goals that the Council wanted to <br />pursue. The Council and staff discussed each of the 19 goals and the associated action steps. Bill <br />stated that the action steps for each goal are general and that the detailed staff work which comes <br />with each action step is not intended to be included in the final document. The work behind each <br />action step will be further reviewed with the Council as staff work takes place on the top <br />priorities. Bill further noted that the final plan or document needs to be flexible as the City's <br />situation changes. <br />The Council decided to combine goals number 7 (crime) and number 8 (police contract) into one <br />goal (police public safety). <br />The Council discussed Community Development and indicated that they wanted more information <br />on the range of activities and programs that could be included under this umbrella of municipal <br />