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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 14,2002 9 Councilmember Rem stated thcrc is a draft master plan that is out there for the public. She noted that in talking to Mr. Moore today, he said there wcre three residential properties affected by that plan. She added that if just a few specific properties were affected, it would not be out of line to contact them. She stated they would either spend time up front getting infonnation out or spend at least that amount of time putting out the fire. Shc noted the City Council should probably discuss this issuc again at some point. She added there is a master plan in draft form. Councilmember Rem stated the City Council had agreed to meet at 7:00 p.m. provided it was not prohibited by ordinance. She noted that if the Council wanted to changc the ordinance it could. She added they had recently adopted the ordinance with a start time of 7:30 p.m. under recodificaiton. She stated it seems that they should stand by it. Mayor Probst stated that unless there are concerns, he would like to move forward on changing the ordinance. He noted he would likc it to be set up so start time would be a City Council policy and not a specific time. He added it is relatively a trivial matter. Councilmembcr Rem stated Mr. FiJla had pointed out in his letter that the langLlagc was very restrictive. Mayor Probst stated if they desired that flexibility, they could direct staff to make those modifications. Councilmember Rem stated it makes complete sense to have that t1exibility. She noted the City Attorney had suggested it. She added there should be public notice in advance of a change in thc meeting time. Councilmember Grant stated it is important to follow the ordinances. He notcd they expect othcrs to do so. He added since that is how the ordinance is written, they should meet at 7:30 p.m. until they change the ordinance. He stated he approvcs of changing the ordinance. Councilmember Aplikowski stated it used to be that pcople had a family supper atld then went out. She noted 7:30 p.m. was considered an early start time. She added it was hard Cor hcr to be too conccrned about this issue. She stated it should be changed to be t1exibJe. She noted they should let the public know, but does not fcel anyone cares if the meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. Mayor Probst directed staff to speak to Mr. Filla regarding the appropriate language. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that concerning moving the jeeps and trucks she has been at City Hall during daytime meetings when people discussed being able to see the vehicles. Shc noted when her kids were little they loved watching the jeeps coming and going. Shc added that if their car got into a caravan, the kids were in heaven. She stated she did not have the same feeling about the vehicles. She noted it is a dilTcrent look from City Hall than from the highway.