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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—MAY 12, 2014 9 <br /> TCAAP transportation funding in its bonding bill. The most recent House bonding proposal <br /> includes $34 million in cash spending for three projects including TCAAP. He explained that <br /> the County was optimistic that some funding would be approved for the TCAAP project. <br /> Mayor Grant questioned how much the Senate had proposed to bond for TCAAP. <br /> City Administrator Klaers reported that the Senate had set aside $22 million for TCAAP. <br /> Councilmember Holden was pleased by the support that the Governor was showing for TCAAP <br /> funding. <br /> C. Respectful Workplace Guidelines <br /> City Administrator Klaers stated that on March 14t" and 15`", the City Council and the City <br /> Department Directors participated in a Leadership Team/Council retreat. This retreat was <br /> facilitated by Sheila Krejci and was a follow-up to some 2013 discussions on "the five behaviors <br /> of a cohesive team". One of the follow-up action itemsthat came out of the retreat was the <br /> desire to put in writing some of the discussed guidelines.,on what constitutes a respectful <br /> workplace. In this regard, Ms. Krejci worked with Councilmember Holmes on the language to <br /> include in a respectful workplace guidelines document. <br /> City Administrator Klaers discussed the draft respectful workplace guidelines document. It was <br /> noted that this draft document incorporates some of the "in practice this means..." examples that <br /> came out of the retreat. <br /> Councilmember McClung believed that the guidelines could serve as a general philosophy for <br /> City Council and staff to be respectful when conflicts do arise. <br /> Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson agreed that this was a set of <br /> guidelines and was not meant to change the way people speak. She reported that Ms. Krejci was <br /> available for further discussion with the Council. <br /> Councilmember Holmes questioned where the Civil Discourse page was located. <br /> Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated that she would speak with <br /> Ms. Krejci further and would email the file to the Council. <br /> City Administrator Klaers inquired how the Council wanted to proceed with this document. <br /> Councilmember Holmes did not believe the document needed Council approval. <br /> Mayor Grant saw the document as a set of guidelines to be used when issues arise. <br /> The Council was in agreement. <br /> 2. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES <br />