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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — APRIL 18, 2022 11 Councilmember Holmes said the point of a joint meeting would be to talk about possible ordinance amendments because the Planning Commission has to consider them first, so they should discuss which ordinances the Council might want to see changed. They could also discuss how variances work, which would be more of a formal training. City Planner Jagoe said the Planning Commission and Council could work on ordinance amendments together. Councilmember Holmes said could be an option for when the work sessions have light agendas. Councilmember Holden thought Council could go to a Planning Commission meeting. Councilmember Holmes noted that staff knows about six weeks in advance what will be on a Planning Commission meeting, so they couldn't plan a joint meeting too far in advance. City Administrator Perrault added they are starting to get busier for the summer and we currently have only one person on the Planning staff. Councilmember Holden felt they might want to put this on hold for a while until things slow down, possibly over the winter. They could have a meeting on the night that would be a Planning Commission meeting. City Planner Jagoe said it seemed like there was more of a preference to talk about ordinance amendments. Fence regulations was an item that staff identified; temporary versus permanent. Mayor Grant suggested that Council start tackling infill and signs and then hand them off to the Planning Commission. Councilmember Holden said another topic is CUPs on home occupations in regard to deliveries. After further discussion it was decided fences, commercial districts and home occupation deliveries would be worked on by staff. Signage and infill items would be talked about at a joint meeting. G. State of the City Discussion City Administrator Perrault said this would be a very preliminary discussion. Pre-COVID they were trying move State of the City toward the beginning of the year, but the past 2 years it has been toward the end of the year and video recorded. Would Council like to have State of the City earlier in the year, potentially in June, or later? If sooner they could suggest site selection, discuss the idea of two separate events in morning and evening, and topics. Councilmember Holden felt they should have it in person, while snowbirds are in town, and after more information is available regarding TCAAP. She felt June was too early. Councilmember Holmes thought they should stick to fall for now unless they did it in early June before school is out.