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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL – MAY 28, 2020 5 Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom indicated that the fields would be used for practices only at this time, not games, and that should games be suggested, that would warrant another discussion by the City Council. Councilmember Holmes stated the Governor’s guidance allows practices and non-contact scrimmages and she was in favor of allowing the leagues to use the fields provided they followed the State and League of Minnesota Cities’ guidelines. She noted the city cannot monitor the sites, could remove the right to use the fields, and stated the city should not be liable for use of the fields. Councilmember Holden stated she agreed with Councilmember Holmes. Councilmember McClung indicated he agreed with allowing use of the fields but noted it would be at the users’ own risk as the city could not be responsible for disinfecting the site and cannot provide enforcement. Councilmember Scott stated he was fine with youth groups using the fields for practices. The City Council was in agreement to allow field use, providing the groups are in conformance with State guidelines. | City Administrator Perrault asked for the City Council’s direction regarding park shelter rentals. He noted the Governor’s order did not provide guidance for this particular situation. A discussion ensued regarding park shelter rentals. Councilmember Holden asked what the process would to reserve a park shelter in the future, for example in September. Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom stated that staff had been taking names and had created a schedule for future reservation dates. He said that staff had been making it very clear to customers that there is no guarantee that the City will provide park rentals. He also stated no deposits were being accepted at this time. Mayor Grant commented that if a group showed up at the park currently with no reservation, the city was not policing this. He said it appears the general consensus was the city would not allow park shelter rentals at this time but would take names if the situation were to change in the future, but there are no guarantees. The City Council agreed with this guidance. City Administrator Perrault noted there were two additional COVID-19 related topics that staff would like City Council direction for. He said the Governor’s order did not provide specific guidance for garage sales and solicitors. He stated that while no inquiries had been received regarding garage sales to date, staff expected requests may begin to come in in the near future.