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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 22, 2021 3 F. Motion to Accept Resignation of Community Development Manager/City Planner G. Motion to Approve Proposal for On-Call City Engineer Services with HR Green and Designation of HR Green as Engineer of Record for the City H. Motion to Approve Elimination of Recreation Coordinator Position MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to approve the Consent Calendar as amended removing Item 6H and to authorize execution of all necessary documents contained therein. A roll call vote was taken. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). 7. PULLED CONSENT ITEMS A. Motion to Approve Elimination of Recreation Coordinator Position City Administrator Perrault explained the Recreation Coordinator position was temporarily laid-off in May 2020 due to Recreation Programming being interrupted by COVID-19. Following a discussion on Recreation Staffing at the February 16, 2021 work session, the City Council directed staff to bring forward for approval the permanent elimination of the Recreation Coordinator position. Councilmember Scott stated at the worksession he had concerns with this matter. He indicated he pulled this item so he could vote against the motion. Councilmember Holden reported the Council looked into this deeply and discussed the cost of the programs versus the revenue they brought in. She indicated it did not seem proper for the City to have two full time staff members or to double up on programming that were being offered by surrounding communities or community ed. For this reason, she would be supporting the elimination of this position. Councilmember McClung commented he would be supporting the elimination of this position due to the impacts COVID has had on the City and the fact that the City would be paring down its programming. Mayor Grant stated he shared some of the same feelings as Councilmember Holden. He understood the community valued parks and recreation programming and noted this was a difficult decision. However, he would be supporting the elimination of the recreation coordinator position. He reported the City would still have a Recreation Programmer on staff to oversee park and recreation programming for the City of Arden Hills. Councilmember Scott explained he spent nine years on the PTRC. He indicated the City Council did not know how things would look after the pandemic and for this reason, he believed this action was premature. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a motion to Approve Elimination of Recreation Coordinator Position.