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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION - JUNE 21, 2021 8 Interim Public Works Director Swearingen said he'd like to have enough clear zone for snow removal but more importantly to get the resident off the street while they are making the book exchange. He thought they should be placed at least five feet from the curb. Mayor Grant said he wasn't in favor of an ordinance change to regulate them. City Administrator Perrault said if the Council wished to formally allow them in City parks they would want to have some kind of approval along with a maintenance agreement. Councilmember Holmes felt it wouldn't be a big deal if city staff needed to maintain them from time to time. Councilmember Holden said she will put an inventory list together for staff. Councilmember Scott called a point of order, Council voted to dispense with the Council Tracker but extend the meeting for 5 minutes for Council and Staff comments. Discussion continued on Little Free Libraries and Council generally agreed they would allow Little Free Libraries in City ROW if they were at least four feet from the street and in City Parks. G. Community Development Staffmg City Administrator Perrault stated there is a vacancy in the Community Development Department. He proposed two options; consider hiring a City Planner, or a Community Development Director retooled with planning influence. There are other cities that have a Community Development Director that has a planning focused role and also provides leadership and direction. Mayor Grant commented that the Personnel Committee was split on this item. He felt they were jumping the gun by several months and wanted to give the Senior Planner time to settle into the job as she could be a candidate for the new position. Councilmember Holden asked what a Community Development Director would do. Councilmember Scott said his preference was to have two individuals with hands on planning responsibilities, one of which could have a supervisory role. He'd like to see a City Planner and Senior Planner with the City Planner having supervisory responsibilities. Councilmember McClung felt if you called someone a Community Development Director they wouldn't want to touch a planning case, so he'd like to end up with a Community Development Manager/Planner that oversees the department and continues to work on planning cases. Councilmember Holmes thought it was important to have the parallel of Finance Director, Public Works Director and Community Development Director. Under the Community Development Director is the Planner, Building Official and Inspector, and in the management scheme it takes pressure of the City Administrator. A Community Development Director would clearly need to understand they're responsible for high level planning cases.