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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JUNE 20, 2016 12 suggested a question be asked if the neighborhood would be willing to assist with the expense of the court. Councilmember Holden and Councilmember Wicklund were not in favor of this information being gathered at this time. Acting Public Works Director Anderson stated the PTRC was creating a survey and the neighborhood has been informed that this would be forwarded in the near future. Staff was directed to conduct soil borings on the tennis court in order to gather information on the soil conditions and recommended the survey be held off until information from the soil borings was available for review by the City Council. I. Personnel Committee Update Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson explained the Personnel Committee had an update for the Council. Mayor Grant explained Stacie Kvilvang with Ehlers & Associates would be assisting the City in the absence of a City Administrator and a Community Development Director. He believed this was a cost effective solution for the City. He stated the Personnel Committee was recommending that the Council accept the proposal from Ehlers. He noted she would serve as the City’s financial advisor and do Community Development work. He believed this recommendation would be a way for the City to move forward without staffing delays. Councilmember Wicklund supported the recommendation. Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated this item would be placed on a future Council meeting for approval on the Consent Agenda. Mayor Grant indicated Bill Joynes was completing a proposal for the City Administrator position. He commented the Personnel Committee was hoping to find a candidate prior to needing to complete the full search process again. He understood there were three possible candidates available at this time. Mayor Grant noted Julie Hanson accepted the City Clerk position. He indicated an internal posting for the Deputy Clerk position would be posted shortly. J. League of Minnesota Cities Conference Councilmember Holden provided a summary of the conferences she recently attended at the League of Minnesota Cities Conference. She recommended the Council review the information she gathered regarding playground equipment. She thought this information may be valuable when planning for TCAAP. She stated there were many companies that assist with streetscaping, which may also benefit the Council. She indicated the price for a water tower was up to $3 or $4 per gallon. She discussed the fact that water towers were now had major homeland security requirements.