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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />OCTOBER 14, 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 7:03 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 /> : City Administrator Patrick Klaers; Director of Finance and Administrative <br />Services Sue Iverson; Public Works Director Terry Maurer; Community Development <br />Director Jill Hutmacher; City Planner Ryan Streff; and City Clerk Amy Dietl <br /> <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> <br />1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> requested Item B be removed from the Consent Agenda for further <br />discussion. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br />requested Item C be removed from the Consent Agenda for further <br />discussion. <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Holmes 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, 3377 North Snelling Avenue, discussed the September 16, 2013, work session <br />meeting. He discouraged the Council from moving forward with franchise fees. He found the <br />franchise fee to be a regressive, hidden tax. He explained that heating rates are projected to rise <br />13% this winter and will He felt that Arden Hills' <br />residents deserved better leadership. <br />