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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION— SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 8 Councilmember Holden was a strong proponent for safe transportation between the two properties to ensure that students could pass safely between both sites. She was disappointed that Bethel did not come before the Council this evening with final plans to sell their other properties. Ms. Nelson thanked Councilmember Holden for voicing her concerns. She commented that Bethel understood the importance of addressing traffic and safety. She noted Bethel would be completing a traffic study. Councilmember Holmes expressed concern with the lack of attentive driving from the Bethel University students and how this might affect the City if the university expands the size of their campus. Mayor Grant reiterated the importance of Bethel planning for pedestrian safety as Bethel would have to provide a connection from the current campus to the Pine Tree Drive campus. Ms. Nelson stated this may not be completed until after the Minnesota Department of Transportation completed reconstruction of the County Road E bridge spanning Snelling Avenue in 2015. She explained that Bethel was willing to make a $500,000 contribution to the trail connection. Further discussion ensued regarding the campus master plan. Mr. Barnes indicated that safety was a huge concern for him and he understood Bethel's need to complete a trail that would connect the two properties. Councilmember Holmes asked how Bethel would be using the Country Financial building in the short term. Ms. Nelson explained that the Country Financial space would be used in 2013-2014 for the Nursing Physician's Assistant program and for administrative offices. Mayor Grant thanked the Bethel representatives for being present and for the information discussed this evening. F. Policy Regarding Newsletter Articles City Administrator Klaers requested the Council discuss how newsletter articles should be handled and if it is necessary to create a policy. This issue was identified by the Council in 2011 goals discussion as a topic that the Council wanted to discuss further. He commented that there was an issue recently with the tone of an article submitted by a volunteer and that he understood that there had been concerns in the past about the content of articles that were written by the elected officials. Councilmember McClung understood that a committee member would be speaking with the volunteer to edit the article submitted so that it could be used in the newsletter. It was his understanding that the newsletter committee would address and edit all articles that were not