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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—AUGUST 10, 2020 4 Councilmember Holmes agreed. Council consensus was to have the grant limit be set at$5,000. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla commented further on the small business assistance program parameters noting the Council had several options. He asked if home based businesses should be included. Councilmember Holmes explained she supported Option B. She believed Option C was too restrictive. Councilmember McClung stated he also supported Option B. Councilmember Scott indicated he was more lenient and noted he could support Option A. Mayor Grant commented he supported Option B and those businesses that have been excluded could approach the County. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla requested feedback from the Council on the maximum and minimum number of employees' businesses can have. Mayor Grant supported the maximum being set at 40. Councilmember Scott recommended the maximum be set at 50. Councilmember McClung believed the maximum should be set at 40. Councilmember Holmes stated she would like to see the maximum set at 50. Mayor Grant suggested the maximum be set at 45 as a compromise. The Council supported this recommendation. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla requested the Council provide staff with input on the minimum number of employees. Councilmember Holmes supported setting this limit to 3. Councilmember McClung agreed. Council consensus was to set the minimum number of employees at 3. Councilmember Holmes requested the language within the program be amended to state a second round may be considered based on need. City Administrator Perrault asked if the Council wanted to be involved in the review process for the grants. Mayor Grant recommended the Council be kept in the loop via the Admin Update.