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-AR EN HILLS Approved: August 23, 2021 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION JULY 26,2021 5:00 P.M. -ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council Special Work Session at 5:00 p.m. Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, Dave McClung (attending remotely) and Steve Scott Absent: None Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault; Interim Public Works Director David Swearingen; Senior Planner Jessica Jagoe; Recreation Programmer Joe Vaughan, City Clerk Julie Hanson; and PTRC Chair Jon Van Valkenburg (arrived at 5:05 p.m.) 1. AGENDA ITEMS A. PTRC Trail Priority/Work Plan Discussion Interim Public Works Director Swearingen stated the PTRC recently submitted its trail priority list to the City Council dated April 20, 2021; following a discussion the City Council requested a meeting with the PTRC Chair to discuss future PTRC work plans and direction from the City Council. This meeting will serve as a preliminary meeting with the PTRC Chair to discuss PTRC priorities, workplans, and set the stage for a future joint meeting between the City Council and the PTRC. Mayor Grant commented on the ten trails the PTRC selected. He noted this was a recommendation from the PTRC and may or may not match up with the City's priorities at this time. He explained he saw the list as input from the PTRC. Councilmember Holden stated the order of the projects should be considered in order to align with the City's street improvement program. She explained she was not interested in pursuing Item#9 or#10. Councilmember Holmes believed it would be beneficial for the city to clarify this was not a trail priority list but rather was a recommended trail list to provide residents with greater clarity.