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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COLINCIL WORK SESSION _ JULY 77,2020 <br />Mayor Grant questioned how the local non-profits were funded. <br />Councilmember Holmes explained these organizations are paid a fee by the City to provide a <br />service. <br />Mayor Grant supported the City moving forward with a small business grant program. <br />Councilmember Holden agreed noting the City had a handful of small businesses that could <br />benefit from a CARES Act assistance grant program. She requested City staff reach out to the <br />mobile home park to see how they have been impacted due to COVID- 19. <br />Councilmember McClung asked if Lake Johanna Fire Department PPE expenditures could be <br />reimbursed through CARES Act dollars. <br />Finance Director Bauman reported this would be a reimbursable expense. <br />Councilmember McClung stated the Lake Johanna Fire Department has been documenting their <br />expenditures. He commented he would support the City using a portion of the CARES Act <br />dollars for sma[[ business grants. He recommended the City wait a little bit on this programming <br />given the fact the terms were changing on a daily basis. <br />Councilmember Holmes asked if contract police services with Ramsey Counfy could be <br />reimbursed through CARES Act funding. <br />Finance Director Bauman stated she was hoping to learn more about this through a webinar later <br />this week, She assumed Ramsey County would not be using their dollars to cover contract city <br />expenses. <br />Councilmember Holmes questioned if it would benefit the City to refer residents to Ramsey <br />County for mortgage and rental assistance and then the City could offer assistance to local small <br />businesses. <br />Councilmember Holden supported this recommendation because Arden Hills did not have <br />staffing in place to work on this. <br />Mayor Grant supported this suggestion as well. He commented on how things were changing <br />rapidly and recommended the City encourage residents to seek assistance through Ramsey County <br />and that local small businesses approach the City. <br />Councilmember Scott supported the funding being used for local small businesses to include <br />non-profits. He stated the City did not have staff in place to handle resident requests. <br />Councilmember McClung commented he would be open to the City addressing small business <br />requests. <br />6 <br />Councilmember Holden asked if the City was able to define what a small business was.