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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION APRIL 17, 2023 9 City Administrator Perrault said they have not traditionally been televised but that would be up to Council. Councilmember Monson supported Collaboration Services working with the Council. Mayor Grant said they could also have them discuss proclamations with the Council. There is no cost. As far as the retreat he felt they were landing on September. Working with Collaboration Services and the retreat would be two separate things. City Administrator Perrault stated the consultant would interview each councilmember to see what they individually wanted to get from the retreat. Mayor Grant felt the consultant should start interviews in July or August for a September retreat. The CIP would be discussed in June. Councilmember Monson thought they could use the League for the norms of behavior, go through the CIP in June and have the retreat in September. Councilmember Rousseau said having the retreat at the end of the year would be helpful to go into next year with the same understanding. Mayor Grant asked staff to see what the consultant's schedule, report back at a work session and bring to the contract to the Council for approval in July. Councilmember Fabel noted that he has a conflict the first two weeks of September. F. Council Tracker City Administrator Perrault explained the normal process for reviewing the tracker. After discussion it was decided that Trees West of TH10 could be removed from the tracker. No new items were added. 4. COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS Councilmember Monson stated that she attended Talking Trash that including discussions about organized trash, what the school district does with their waste and organics collection. Councilmember Monson suggested sound walls and the strategy for applying for them be put on a future work session. Mayor Grant asked if cities indicated what they were doing for organized collection and why. Councilmember Monson said it sounded like Maplewood was the first city to do it in the metro area. The biggest benefits are potentially cheaper costs for households and roads lasting longer with a single truck. Shoreview is looking at it now.