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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: December 14, 2020 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />NOVEMBER 16, 2020 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council <br />Work Session at 5:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Note: On March 20th, the Mayor signed a determination allowing Councilmembers to participate <br />in City Council meetings via telephone pursuant to State Statute 13D.021 <br /> <br />Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, Dave <br />McClung and Steve Scott <br /> <br /> Absent: None <br /> <br /> Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault; Finance Director Gayle Bauman; and <br />City Clerk Julie Hanson also present via telephone Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />Todd Blomstrom and Community Development Manager/City Planner Mike Mrosla <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />A. North Suburbs Youth Coalition For Justice Follow-Up Discussion <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault stated The Council received a presentation by the North Suburbs <br />Youth Coalition for Justice at its July 23, 2020 special work session. The presentation to Council <br />was meant as a listening session, and Council would have a follow up discussion regarding their <br />presentation. This agenda item is an opportunity for Council to consider what the coalition <br />presented, have further discussion as a Council, and provide any necessary direction. The <br />presentation from the coalition was reviewed, along with a summary of the coalition’s requests. <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault reported the Council did had a meeting with the Sheriff’s Office <br />prior to the meeting with the coalition, and had a number of requests for the Sheriff’s Office, two <br />of which were getting the Sheriff’s Use of Force Policy publicly available and holding a meeting <br />with the Sheriff’s Office and its contract cities to discuss policing strategies. The Sheriff’s Office <br />did provide the cities with a copy of its Use of Force Policy and is in the process of getting it <br />posted on their website. The Sherriff’s Office is also planning on a contract city wide meeting in