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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JANUARY 17, 2023 14 <br /> <br />K. Council Retreat <br /> <br />Mayor Grant asked if the Council would want to have a retreat. <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault said there were different versions in the past, they could do two <br />Fridays, a Friday-Saturday, or possibly a Thursday-Friday. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant felt if they have one it should be later to give the new Council time to get their feet <br />planted. <br /> <br />Councilmember Monson supported a retreat because the public is telling them to work together, <br />she thought staff needed direction on how to handle some things, and she has questions about <br />short, medium and long-term goals of staff and how to fold them into what staff is already doing. <br />She would prefer March or April but not wait until the second half of the year. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant said he was good with April but wanted to get a few meetings and work sessions in <br />first as a new group. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rousseau agreed with April. <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault asked if there was anything they did or didn’t want included. He <br />explained the DISC personality profile. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden felt they should decide how much time they want to take as that would <br />determine how many topics they set. <br /> <br />Councilmember Monson would like to see options and discuss again at the next work session. <br /> <br />L. Council Tracker <br /> <br />Not discussed. <br /> <br />2. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden said she attended the Welcome Back to Lexington event and there were <br />a lot of Arden Hills businesses there. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rousseau thanked staff for their work. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant said he was also at the Lexington Avenue event along with Community <br />Development Director Jagoe and Communications Coordinator Grace Arel. <br /> <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said he had been in touch with the Ramsey <br />County Public Works Director regarding the incident at Hwy 96 and Highway 10, they should <br />have more information in a couple of weeks. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant mentioned that the “thumb” section of TCAAP has a trail someone had complained <br />about not being plowed. Staff has determined is the City’s responsibility to plow.