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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: June 13, 2016 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />MAY 16, 2016 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Pro-Tem Holden called to order the City <br />Council Work Session at 5:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor David Grant (arrived at 5:01 p.m.); Councilmembers Brenda <br />Holden, Fran Holmes, and Dave McClung <br /> <br /> Absent: Councilmember Jonathan Wicklund (excused) <br /> <br /> Also present: Interim City Administrator Sue Iverson; Community Development Director <br />Jill Hutmacher; Acting Public Works Director John Anderson; City Planner Ryan Streff; <br />Senior Planner Matthew Bachler; and Deputy Clerk Julie Hanson <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung recommended that discussion on Item 1L be tabled. <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />A. Strategic Planning Discussion for CTV North Suburbs <br /> <br />Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated <br />that as part of its strategic planning process, the Board of Directors of CTV North Suburbs is <br />looking at the services it provides. CTV North Suburbs also wants to ensure that, over the next <br />few years, it is meeting the needs of its constituents as effectively and efficiently as possible. She <br />reported Barbara Raye, Executive Director of the Center for Policy, Planning and Performance <br />was present to provide information on the video programming and technical services provided to <br />the City and to the residents of Arden Hills. CTV North Suburbs is also seeking input from the <br />Councils of the other member cities, from the three school boards and from the community <br />organizations and agencies that CTV works with. <br /> <br />Barbara Raye, Executive Director of the Center for Policy, Planning and Performance, serving as <br />facilitator for CTV North Suburbs, introduced herself to the Council. She explained she was <br />visiting the member cities and organizations to gather information on their priorities for the next <br />four to five years. She provided an overview of the last year and shared a video with the Council. <br />She then described the programming currently being provided to Arden Hills’ residents.