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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – MAY 18, 2015 2 <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher provided the following questions for the <br />Council to consider: <br /> <br />1. Would the City Council like to hold a business-focused State of the City event in 2015? <br />Would the City Council like to hold an evening State of the City event as well? <br />2. Does the Council have a preferred date for either event? <br />3. Does the City Council have suggestions regarding event venue or program? <br /> <br />Mayor Grant questioned how the majority of the money was spent on the 2014 State of the City <br />event. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that the majority of the money was spent <br />on food and beverages, while the remainder was used for advertising. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden was in favor of holding both State of the City events again this year. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung agreed. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant also agreed that both events be held. He asked the Council when these events <br />should be scheduled, and stated that the date could be pushed out to October due to the scheduling <br />conflicts. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes supported holding the State of the City event in October as it is not an <br />election year for City Council seats. She recommended that the Council look at the last week in <br />September or the first week in October. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher asked if the Council wanted to hold both events <br />in the same week. She explained that the last week of September could work. She proposed <br />holding the State of the City evening event on September 29th and the morning event on October <br />1st. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant questioned where the Council wanted to hold this year’s State of the City event. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes suggested Flaherty’s be chosen for the State of the City business event <br />on October 1st. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant commented that the expense to hold the event at Flaherty’s was roughly $1,500 for <br />food and beverages. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden did not mind holding the event at Flaherty’s but suggested that the food <br />expense be reduced and that the City only offer donuts, muffins, fruit and coffee. <br /> <br />The Council was in agreement regarding the dates and the venue. <br /> <br />B. Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP) <br />