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'It <br /> --AIpEN HILLS <br /> Approved: September 24, 2018 <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> AUGUST 20, 2018 <br /> 5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council <br /> Work Session at 5:00 p.m. <br /> Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, Dave <br /> McClung and Steve Scott <br /> Absent: None <br /> Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault; Public Works Director/City Engineer Sue <br /> Polka; Finance Director Gayle Bauman; City Attorney Joel Jamnik; Stacie Kvilvang, <br /> Ehlers &Associates; Communications Coordinator Dawn Skelly; City Clerk Julie Hanson; <br /> and Kristin Ackert, Association for Non-Smokers MN <br /> Mayor Grant requested items B and A be flipped on the agenda and that Item H be added to <br /> address the City's website. <br /> 1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> B. Vegetation Removal and Clear Cutting <br /> City Attorney Jamnik reviewed a draft Ordinance that would address vegetation removal and <br /> clear cutting. He explained the Council should provide further direction on moving forward with <br /> potential regulations regarding the proposed Ordinance. <br /> Councilmember Holden asked how the proposed Ordinance would assist the City with <br /> addressing residents who clear cut on Lake Johanna and then bring a letter to the City after the <br /> fact stating the trees were diseased. <br /> City Attorney Jamnik commented this would be problematic. He explained the City could <br /> require a permit for the removal of trees over a certain number of caliper inches. <br /> Councilmember Holmes supported the City requiring reputable tree trimmers having a permit for <br /> tree removal. She indicated a license with the City could then be revoked if tree trimmers were <br />