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Approved: CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Pro-Tem Holmes called to order the City Council Work Session meeting at 5:04 p.m. Present: Mayor David Grant (arrived at 5:15 p.m.); Councilmembers Brenda Holden (arrived at 5:30 p.m.), Fran Holmes, Dave McClung, and Ed Werner (left meeting at 8:00 p.m.) Absent: None Also present : City Administrator Patrick Klaers; Director of Finance and Administrative Services Sue Iverson; Public Works Director Terry Maurer; Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher; Community Development Intern Matthew Bachler; City Planner Ryan Streff; and City Clerk Amy Dietl 1. AGENDA ITEMS E. Retreat Ideas/Dates Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated that in July the Council discussed five tools used for measuring a cohesive team. She commented that these tools could be made available to the City free of charge. She questioned if the Council wanted to further pursue these tools in a full or half-day fall retreat. She proposed holding the fall retreat on October 24, November 13 or November 25, 26 or 27. Staff requested that the Council discuss this matter further and provide direction on how to proceed. Councilmember McClung understood that the results from the summer profiles showed low scores for all five areas of behavior. He questioned if the low scores were time sensitive, and if not, if the retreat could be pushed back to January of 2014. Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson explained that this would be further clarified in the future retreat.