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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — AUGUST 21, 2023 13 Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen reported he would speak with a design firm to learn more about the costs and would bring this back to the Council for consideration at a future meeting. G. LMCIT Meeting Planning City Administrator Perrault stated attempts to schedule a meeting with LMCIT Collaboration Services have not been successful, the same is true for the Council Retreat. Staff would like to know if Council would still want us to pursue a meeting with LMCIT Collaboration Services, ideally Council would be able to select a date at this worksession. Councilmember Holden supported staff continuing their efforts. Councilmember Monson agreed and noted she would like the Council to hold a retreat in early 2024. H. Personnel Updates City Administrator Perrault provided the Council with an update on personnel matters. He stated the personnel committee met last week and discussed employee retention. It was noted flexible work schedules were discussed. In addition, the City's dress policy was reviewed. He indicated another matter that was discussed was trying to move away from three official Council meetings and moving to two official meetings with worksession meetings held prior to the Council meetings. He stated the last item discussed was the City's PTO policy. Councilmember Rousseau explained she would be willing to consider the changed meeting schedule, but noted the Council was already holding very long meetings. City Administrator Perrault stated he understood this to be the case and commented this could be done on a trial basis. Councilmember Holden questioned when the worksession meetings would begin. City Administrator Perrault proposed the worksession meetings begin at 5:00 p.m. I. Council Tracker City Administrator Perrault provided the Council with an update on the Council Tracker. 4. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES Councilmember Holden stated she has heard concerns about the road adjacent to the school. She commented on how the County was working on the trail to make it walkable when school starts. Councilmember Rousseau requested staff put information regarding the trail on Facebook.