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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — FEBRUARY 22, 2022 7 City Administrator Perrault reported of those residential properties, 3 reported to be a private or catered event, and 11 were for ongoing neighborhood gatherings. These numbers represent information reported to the City at the time of license application and may not represent the full extent of where licensed trucks operated in the City thereafter. For example, a previously licensed truck may have been subsequently hired at a different residential or non-residential property later in the summer which did not report the event to the City, or an event could have been later cancelled by the vendor or resident, making this difficult to track. For reference, the Minnesota Department of Health licenses food trucks to ensure safe operation and food preparation standards are met. The City also licenses food trucks that operate in the City to ensure they meet City Ordinance requirements; the City also has the fire department inspect food trucks to ensure they meet minimum fire safety standards. There is no standard on regulating food trucks for Cities, some cities have little to no regulation while others have regulations similar to ours. Staff is seeking direction on what, if any, changes should be made to the existing ordinance, or if Council is comfortable with it as written. Councilmember Holden stated she would like to have a public hearing or some type of public forum at a future work session to hear from residents on both sides of the issue. Mayor Grant recommended this input be taken at a City Council meeting. Councilmember Holmes agreed this needed to be done to allow voices to be heard before the Ordinance is amended. Councilmember Scott questioned if a public hearing was the best way to work through this issue. He suggested an online survey could be considered to gather public input. Mayor Grant proposed the Council holding a separate meeting, or public forum to discuss this topic. The Council supported this recommendation and requested staff put a blurb in the upcoming newsletter regarding a future public meeting. D. Emerald Ash Borer Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen stated in 2016 and 2018, the City of Arden Hills treated a list of 37 trees with injected insecticide. The insecticide is 99% effective when injected into healthy Ash trees and will protect for 2 growing seasons. In 2021 the City treated 46 ash trees within public property for a total of $3,895 and will continue to treat these trees every other year as needed. On August 16, 2021 at the Council Work Session, staff brought this topic up for discussion to review the City's current adopted Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan (2012) and receive feedback from Council if revisions to the plan were desired to better correlate with actions the City is taking on ash trees. Staff took the feedback from that Work Session and updated the plan. Revisions included updates to more current information about EAB but mainly updates to the action the City is taking to respond to EAB. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen reported the intention of this discussion is to review the updated EAB Management Plan and provide an opportunity for Council feedback. Once staff has direction from Council on the plan, it will be brought forward at a regular meeting to formally adopt. Currently, the City does not directly provide assistance or programs to residents