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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – MARCH 8, 2021 2 <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault explained staff had received Mr. Brown’s letter and was in contact <br />with Mr. Mills, who sent another letter to the City Council. He reported the next step for Boston <br />Scientific would be to complete a planning application to the City and noted Boston Scientific <br />would be coming before the Planning Commission on April 7, 2021. He indicated it would be up <br />to Boston Scientific to hold a neighborhood meeting to address the neighbor’s concerns. <br /> <br />Mr. Brown asked if the Planning Commission meeting would be open to the public. <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault reported this meeting would be open to the public. Further <br />discussion ensued regarding the process that would be followed to review and approve the Boston <br />Scientific request. <br /> <br />Mr. Brown commented he would be interested in Boston Scientific holding a meeting with the <br />neighbors prior to the April 7, 2021 Planning Commission meeting. <br /> <br />3. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />4. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS <br /> <br />A. NineNorth (Formerly CTV North Suburbs) Update <br /> <br />Dana Healy, NineNorth Executive Director, thanked the Council for their time. She introduced <br />herself and NineNorth to the City Council noting NineNorth produces community focused digital <br />media to educate and engage the public. She commented on how the space at NineNorth had been <br />redesigned to focus on its missions. She described the services provided by NineNorth which <br />included meeting coverage, web streaming, video production, social media coordination, cable <br />playback and virtual events. She discussed how NineNorth was growing its social media <br />presence. She commented further on how the pandemic stretched her cities and how NineNorth <br />worked to provide access to hardware, software, expertise and content. She stated moving <br />forward she would work to maximize efforts on behalf of Arden Hills which included quarterly <br />reports and neighborhood networks, be a guest on Cities Speak, sign up for the e-blast, and to <br />identify other video opportunities on behalf of the community. She thanked the Council for their <br />time and encouraged the City Council to review NineNorth’s annual report. <br /> <br />Councilmember Scott thanked the NineNorth technical team for working so diligently to move <br />the City to Zoom meetings in a timely manner in 2020. He also thanked NineNorth for <br />completing a video special on the Public Works plow crew. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes requested further information regarding the audit that was recently <br />completed for NineNorth. <br /> <br />Ms. Healy discussed the recent audit and explained this occurred every seven years and noted the <br />audit takes approximately 18 months to complete. She noted Arden Hills would be receiving a <br />check from the findings before the end of March. She commented further on how PEG fees have <br />been reduced by 40% over the past five years and how this led to a shift in services provided by