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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 4 Councilmember Tamble stated that he did not feel that this warrants paying overtime to have someone knocking on doors. Public Works Director Maurer suggested putting something in the next utility billing. A notice could be put in the bills of the 51 residential properties that still need the new meters. He will also cross-check the remaining property owners against the delinquent billing list. Consensus among the Council was to proceed by aggressively contacting the remaining property owners. The Council is not opposed to water shut-offs but because of the Minnesota Cold Weather Rule, water would not be shut off until the spring of 2013. C. I-35W Corridor Coalition Mayor Grant stated that he received a letter in August from the North Metro I-35W Corridor Coalition requesting that the City of Arden Hills become an active member of the Coalition. He noted that he is not advocating for the City to become a member of the Coalition at this time. Unless something would start happening with the TCAAP site, he does not feel that membership is necessary. He noted that one reason why the City initially got out of the Coalition was because the Coalition would march forward as the collective voice of all cities and our voice was not always heard. Also, it was a big expense to be a member of the Coalition. Councilmember Tamble noted that the only intersection left for discussion is County Road H so he questioned what is the benefit to the City other than to be part of the Coalition. Mayor Grant stated that from the year 2000 to whenever the City got out of the Coalition, the work program was just study after study. Councilmember Holden noted that not all of the studies that were conducted were even related to transportation. Councilmember Holmes inquired about the cost of belonging to the Coalition. Mayor Grant stated that he thought the cost was 50% of the City's population, which would be approximately$5,000. Council consensus was for staff to draft a letter to the North Metro I-35W Corridor Coalition informing them that the City is not interested in active membership with the Coalition at this time. D. Roles and Responsibilities of Council Liaisons City Administrator Klaers stated that the topic of Council liaison policies had been on the August 20, 2012, work session agenda, but due to that meeting running long, it was postponed until now. He explained that for Council discussion, he created six draft City Council Liaison Roles and Responsibilities policies; one for each of the six City Council advisory commissions and committees.