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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JULY 30, 2012 3 just west of Lexington. The Council generally supported a gradual approach to implementing improvements on County Road E. The Council requested staff to closely monitor the situation with the Carroll's vacant property. Mayor Grant thanked Mr. Thomas for the updates and the roadway concepts he provided. Mayor Grant recessed the Special City Council Work Session meeting at 6:59 p.m. to meet in regular City Council session. Mayor Grant reconvened the Special City Council Work Session meeting at 8:12 p.m. B. City Council Goals Update City Administrator Klaers stated that a year ago, the City Council adopted the 2011 Goals Guiding Document, which identifies some of the top City Council priorities to be worked on by City staff. He noted that each department head prepared a memo containing comments regarding the goals assigned to them. He indicated that staff can go around the room and provide updates. Councilmember Tamble indicated. that item 6b, which refers to defining the roles and responsibilities of the Council Liaison for the committees and commissions they serve on, is his highest priority. City Administrator Klaers noted that item 6b took a backseat to other work projects, especially the stadium project and TCAAP. He has not forgotten about it, and he stated that this goal is estimated to be completed in the first quarter of 2013, but he would like to have it done even sooner. City Administrator Klaers stated that he spent more time on other projects and activities than what is listed on the goal sheet. He attended and participated in numerous legislative and Ramsey County meetings for TCAAP, was responsible for the overall management of City activities, and spent a lot of time on personnel issues. Of the Council's goals on his list, most of his time was spent working on the Sheriff and policing issues. He also spent time on the website committee and this committee will end up helping to create a policy of what should be and what should not be permitted on the website (part of goal 9a). Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson indicated that the three-month vacancy of the Deputy Clerk position consumed much of her time. Now that the position has been filled, staff is back on track with many of the goals on the worksheet such as records retention, purging of old files, organizing personnel files, working with Metro iNet on technology policies, completing the set-up of SharePoint, and handling concerns with cell phones, laptops and remote access in regard to setting up policies. Although a Wellness Committee has not been established yet, that is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2013. Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that the goals listed under single-family rental properties have been completed. Staff will continue to monitor the situation, and administer the rental registration program.