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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — FFBRUARY 21, 2023 12 Councilmember Fabel said we know we need a parking lot for the park, he thought we should pay for half with the church and get it done. Councilmember Holden was surprised the church wanted a loan from the City because she felt they were amply funded. Mayor Grant agreed that for the money the City is spending we should own part of the parking lot. City Administrator Perrault asked for clarification on what the Council would like staff to present to the church. Councilmember Monson thought it would be interesting to get a tax value of the part of the lot the City would like to own. Further discussion ensued regarding the interest rate of the loan. Staff was directed to renegotiate with the Gathering Place. L. JDA Chair Interview and Selection Process City Administrator Perrault noted that applications close on February 24. Mayor Grant said the last process involved the Council interviewing the applicants, he proposed they do it again. After further discussion it was decided to schedule the interviews prior to the March 13 regular meeting, or to have a special meeting immediately after the interviews to approve the candidate. Staff would coordinate the interviews with the candidates and Council. M. Future Council Meeting Processes City Administrator Perrault stated this item was brought forth by a Councilmember to discuss the time of future work sessions and the process for agenda setting. Councilmember Fabel felt the Mayor had failed to do what he said he would do, which was put an item on the agenda if a councilmember requested it. He felt any one of them should be able to bring anything forward to the agenda if they wanted to and there should be a process. At the last meeting two items were removed from the agenda because they hadn't been given advance notice of what those items were. He'd also like to have work sessions start at 4:00 to get everyone home earlier at night, save the City money being spent on food, and they could be done at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Grant noted that he always asks if anyone has corrections or additions to the agenda, at which point anyone could request an addition. He asks to have items funneled through him so he can coordinate items with the City Administrator. The only time he won't ask for corrections or additions is if it is a special meeting because by statute you can't change those agendas. Councilmember Monson was fine with the 4:00 pm start. She did feel it was odd to funnel agenda items through another councilmember. She thought adding an agenda item last minute