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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—FEBRUARY 16, 2021 10 Mayor Grant questioned if the Council supported eliminating some of the programs or classes that were "in the red". He supported the Council directing staff to consider which programs should be removed. Councilmember Scott supported staff looking into which programs were most viable. Councilmember McClung agreed. Councilmember Holden explained local Community Education also offers a wide variety of programming for Arden Hills residents. City Administrator Perrault thanked the Council for providing feedback regarding the parks and recreation staffing situation. D. Planning Staffing Discussion City Administrator Perrault stated for Council's discussion, staff has provided an updated City Planner Job description. The Council may want to discuss the filling of a higher-level planning position to support the Community Development Department and the Community Development Manager. This position would not have any supervisory duties, and would be mainly responsible for administering the City's Zoning Code, associated planning duties, and the City's recycling program. He explained to the Council that Mr. Mrosla has submitted his letter of resignation in order to pursue a high-level, planning position with another city. He noted the City would now have a vacancy for the City Planner and Community Development Manager. Council should provide direction on if further information or discussion is needed, or direct Staff to bring forward to a future Council meeting for a formal approval. Mayor Grant discussed the City Planner position and stated he supported the City posting this position quickly. Councilmember Holden supported the City hiring for this position. Councilmember Scott agreed, especially in light of the fact the City would be losing its Community Development Manager. Councilmember McClung recommended the City move forward with hiring a City Planner while also starting the process of hiring for a Community Development Director. Councilmember Holmes supported the City hiring a City Planner and Senior Planner as well. Councilmember Holden recommended the City hire a City Planner prior to hiring the Senior Planner. She indicated this would allow the City Planner to have some input on who they would be working with. City Administrator Perrault commented if this were the case, the City would recommend having the City Planner position take on a supervisory role.