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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—MAY 8, 2023 15 Councilmember Holden indicated the City was considering having youth serving on its Committees and Commissions. She stated youths have always been welcome on committees and noted Councilmember McClung served on a City committee as a youth. Councilmember Rousseau explained she toured the Public Works Department with Public Works Director Swearingen and the Public Works Supervisor. She thanked this department for their great planning for the City's aging infrastructure and for providing great services to the residents of Arden Hills. Councilmember Rousseau commented the PTRC was working to battle buckthorn and stated she appreciated the fact a grant was pursued to assist with this effort. She thanked PTRC Member Kristine Poelzer for coordinating volunteers. She also thanked George Kruse for all of his efforts to address buckthorn in the community. She recommended he be recognized and asked that this be discussed at a future worksession. Mayor Grant noted he would put this on the next worksession. Councilmember Rousseau thanked the Planning Commission for bringing awareness to racial covenants in the community. Councilmember Rousseau indicated she was looking forward to the next worksession where the Council will be discussing rekindling the Economic Development Committee. She was hopeful the Council would be seeking volunteers for this committee. Mayor Grant stated he also attended the Cub grand re-opening. Mayor Grant explained he attended the Starbuck's dedication and was proud that the Arden Hills branch was especially welcoming to the military personnel in the community. Mayor Grant reported May is Ramsey County Recycles in Arden Hills on Friday and Saturday. He noted a wide variety of items could be recycled through this program. He explained additional information was available on the County's website. Mayor Grant indicated he met with City Administrator Perrault at the Mayor and Administrator's meeting. He reported this group shared information on what each community was addressing at this time. Mayor Grant stated there were a number of volunteers in the community that were interested in taking down buckthorn. He discussed how each Committee member serving the City was a gift and he thanked each of these individuals for their service to the community. Mayor Grant thanked Public Works for their tremendous efforts on behalf of the community. He stated the City would be hiring seasonal workers to assist with park maintenance through the summer.