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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—NOVEMBER 19, 2018 8 <br /> Mayor Grant encouraged Councilmembers to keep their comments concise. <br /> Councilmember Holden suggested each Councilmember be given 15 to 20 seconds for Council <br /> comments. <br /> Councilmember McClung commented he could see both sides of this issue and saw the benefit <br /> of the Council being able to communicate with staff and the public. He supported the Council <br /> still being able to make comments, but recommended the comments be concise and to the point. <br /> Mayor Grant recommended this issue be placed on the March worksession agenda in order for <br /> the topic to be revisited. <br /> Mayor Grant requested the Council now address the Public Hearing process. He proposed <br /> holding Public Hearings and taking action on the item after the Public Hearing is closed and not <br /> separately under New Business. <br /> Councilmember Holden recommended the Public Comment portion at the beginning of the <br /> meetings be limited to 30 minutes. <br /> Councilmember Holmes stated she did not believe this would be right and wanted to keep the <br /> time open for freedom of speech purposes. Instead, she suggested that each speaker be limited to <br /> three minutes. She suggested the City Clerk run a timer. <br /> City Administrator Perrault stated another way to manage Public Hearing items would be to <br /> indicate in the Public Hearing item if a vote is taking place. <br /> Councilmember McClung indicated he did not support this. He stated he wanted to see the City <br /> remain consistent with their action. He suggested Public Hearings be held and that action on the <br /> Public Hearing be taken under New Business at the same Council meeting. <br /> Councilmember Holden explained she would like to see action taken under New Business for all <br /> Public Hearings items. <br /> Councilmember Scott agreed. <br /> Mayor Grant stated he would support the Public Hearing action being completed either way. <br /> Council consensus was for the City Council to take action on all Public Hearing items under New <br /> Business. <br /> MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a <br /> motion extending the meeting by 15 minutes. The motion carried <br /> unanimously (5-0). <br /> G. Council Request Tracker <br /> City Administrator Perrault reviewed the request tracker in detail with the Council. <br />