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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />OCTOBER 28, 2013 <br />7:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor David Grant called to order the regular City <br />Council meeting at 7:01 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: <br /> Mayor David Grant, Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, Dave <br />McClung, and Ed Werner <br /> <br />Absent: <br /> None <br /> <br />Also present <br /> : Director of Finance and Administrative Services Sue Iverson; City <br />Attorney Joel Jamnik; Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher; Community <br />Development Intern Matthew Bachler; City Planner Ryan Streff; Assistant City Engineer <br />John Anderson; and City Clerk Amy Dietl <br /> <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> <br />1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> requested Item 8B on the agenda be pulled and discussed at a future <br />work session meeting. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br />requested Item 5B be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion <br />as Agenda Item 6A. <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmember Holmes moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a <br />motion to approve the meeting agenda as amended. The motion carried <br />unanimously (5-0). <br /> <br />2. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL <br /> <br /> <br />Gregg Larson <br />, 3377 North Snelling Avenue, did not understand the rationale behind the <br />proposed franchise fees. He stated the Chamber of Commerce and local businesses did not <br />support the franchise fee. He expressed frustration with the Council for hiding discussion on this <br />item at Council worksession meetings. He explained he listened to the recent worksession <br />