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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER I4, 2005 4 Mayor Aplikowski stated there was no second to the amendment, so they would be voting on the original motion. The motion carried unanimously(4-0). 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. TCAAP Update Ms. Wolfe updated the Council on recent TCAAP developments. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS Ms. Wolfe—Introduced Karen Barton as the new City Community Development Director. Councilmember Holden— Stated Norwest Youth and Family Services was having a fundraiser at Maplewood Mall this Sunday. She asked what happened with the water tower inspection. Ms. Wolfe responded the water tower inspection was scheduled for this Thursday. Councilmember Holden asked if they had decided what they were going to do about the warming house. Ms. Wolfe responded they had not made any decisions on this yet. Councilmember Grant — Stated he had attended the Planning Commission meeting last week. He updated the Council on the Planning Commission actions. Councilmember Larson — Stated Roger Aiken, Board Member of the Rice Creek Watershed District, inquired about applications for projects to be funded by Rice Creek Watershed District for stormwater treatment ponds. He asked if the City was aware of this. He indicated they had recently received a revised budget from the Fire Department and he requested Mr. Siddiqui to review this budget to ensure that the capital budget is being reflected properly. He stated in looking through some of the materials provided to Council, there was a statistical summary and noted auto theft had significantly increased in the City. He suggested the City publicize steps the citizens could take in regards to automobile theft, theft from automobile, and theft from garages. He stated for some time they have not had the benefit of Councilmember Rem's participation at City Council meetings for health reasons. He indicated she has been a very conscientious member of the Council, but he believed her absence was not good for the Council or the residents. He stated the Council should have a discussion with Councilmember Rem about how she sees her future participation in City government. He noted if she was unable to continue on the Council, they needed to take the appropriate steps. He requested this be added to a worksession agenda to address this. Mayor Aplikowski responded Councilmember Rem had requested some understanding through the month of December and this discussion would be on a future agenda as to how they would proceed to the next step if she was unable to continue being on the Council. Mayor Aplikowski — Stated Mr. Johnson was requesting a Council liaison to go over recommendations for Employee of the Year to attend a meeting on October 28, 29 or 30. Councilmember Holden stated she would be the liaison. Mayor Aplikowski stated Arden Hills was hosting the next meeting I-35W Corridor Coalition next Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at City