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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—FEBRUARY 19, 2013 4 Mayor Grant stated that he is leery of the outdoor movie on an inflatable screen idea because he is unsure whether a large enough number of people will participate. He does like the idea of doing something at Valentine Park, but the nature and size of the park limits what can be done there. Discussion continued regarding various event options. The consensus among the Council was to focus on one park event at Valentine Park. Suggestions were made for staff to explore such as ribbon cutting, picnic shelter dedication, ice cream social, and music. Council asked staff to bring back options at a future Council meeting for this type of event. C. City Council Goals Update Mayor Grant stated that staff is working on a number of items, so that should be kept in mind when looking at goal attainment. City Administrator Klaers indicated that each of the Directors will discuss their departmental goals. He noted that this is a living document that is subject to change, and he thinks that good progress has been made. Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson discussed the goals of Finance and Administrative Services. Councilmember Holden stated that goal 2e, which is to provide staff and Council training on sexual harassment, hostile work environment, and technology use, is important, but it is not in progress yet. She sees this as a high priority and thinks it should get done. Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson explained that she had that particular goal down for fourth quarter, but hopes to complete it this summer. Mayor Grant requested that another column be added to the goals worksheet, which would read, "Revised Goal timeframe", to allow a place for staff to indicate to the Council what they think they can get done. Councilmember Holden inquired about goal 2d, which is to review/update the personnel policy. Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated that a Personnel Committee meeting will be held in March and a list of minor changes to the personnel policy will be discussed. Councilmember Holmes requested that charging fees to non-profits be researched. It is not currently on the goal worksheet, but she would like to add it. Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated that this topic has been on FPAC's agenda, but they were waiting for Council direction before moving forward with researching the topic.