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'It EN HILLS Approved: September 23, 2019 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AUGUST 19, 2019 5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor David Grant called to order the City Council Work Session at 5:03 p.m. Present: Mayor David Grant, Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Dave McClung, Fran Holmes, and Steve Scott Absent: None Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault, Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Todd Blomstrom, Finance Director Gayle Bauman, Deputy Clerk Jolene Trauba, Recreation Coordinator Sara Knoll, Alliant Engineering Consultant Steve Weser, and Ramsey County Project Manager Khamsai Yang City Administrator Perrault requested the addition of a bench handout be included as Item IF on the agenda. Item I was changed to be discussed after Item 1B. The agenda was approved as amended. 1. AGENDA ITEMS B. Met Council Grant Opportunity City Administrator Perrault noted that the Met Council is rolling out a Water Efficiency Grant Program, which is a partnership between the Met Council and the City to offer rebates to replace inefficient appliances such as toilets, washing machines, irrigation system controllers and sprinklers. The grant is funded 75% by the Met Council and 25% by the City. Plymouth and Woodbury are two cities currently offering rebates, they are generally providing between $50 and $200 in qualifying rebates. In talking with other cities it was noted that there may be a large uptick in the first year and then the grant doesn't have as much usage. Staff would have to decide who would be in charge internally, most likely it would be the Finance department. A proposed $20,000 in grant money would mean the Met Council would provide $15,000 and $5,00 would come from the City. Councilmember Holden asked if the program could be income eligible.