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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – APRIL 20, 2020 8 <br /> <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom discussed the drainage concerns that were <br />occurring in the parking lot through an inverted crown. He described how the parking lot needed <br />to be pitched in order to address this concern. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden supported the City keeping the lights as is, but recommended the <br />parking lot project move forward. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant was of the opinion this was an item the City could defer. He supported the City <br />putting this project on the back burner for financial reasons. He understood staff safety was a <br />concern and suggested a patch be considered for the parking lot for this year. <br /> <br />E. Off Sale Alcohol Sales <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault explained Governor Walz had passed an executive order that would <br />allow for the sale of beer and wine with curbside food orders for restaurants with liquor licenses. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant reported this type of sales would only be allowed while the Stay at Home order was <br />in place. He stated he understood businesses were hurting and for this reason, he supported the <br />off sale alcohol sales with no restrictions. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung commented he supported this type of off sale liquor sales with no <br />restrictions. <br /> <br />Councilmember Scott agreed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes and Councilmember Holden supported the sales as well. <br /> <br />F. Council Tracker <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault provided the Council with an update on the Council Tracker. After <br />discussion no items were removed from the Tracker. <br /> <br />2. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES <br /> <br />Councilmember Scott thanked staff for working diligently to keep City services operational <br />during this crisis. He encouraged staff to remain safe. He noted the City had received a little bit <br />of blowback from the public after canceling all of the City’s summer programming. He <br />anticipated the COVID-19 crisis was going to go longer than people anticipate and he supported <br />the Council’s actions. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung thanked staff for all of their efforts in these uncertain times. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes thanked staff and CTV for recording meetings. She commented at the <br />last Council meeting she stated she received an email from a resident with respiratory issues and <br />asked that staff put an alert on the website regarding recreational fires. She asked if staff would <br />be addressing this issue. <br />