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. . . ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES ruNE 24, 2002 11 Council Member Larson stated last week the cities met with the representatives of the Fire Department to select a Fire Chief and stated a new Fire Chief had been retained. He suggested the City provide forn1er people who have made a significant contribution to the City with a plaque or some other type of recognition, and not just a Resolution. He indicated the City could do a better job of recognizing those people. Mayor Probst agreed with Council Member Larson and requested this be added to a future work session for discussion, Cmillcil Member Larson stated he would not be at the July 8, 2002 meeting, Council Member Aplikowski stated she would be lost without the written minutes, but she stated they spent too much time correcting them, She thanked everyone who worked at the "Day in the Park" event. She thanked everyone who participated in the parade, She thanked all of the volunteers and the financial contributors to the event. She asked if the five year plan for road maintenance and repair could be made public. Council Member Rem indicated this could be put in the next City newsletter to be published in August. Council Member Rem asked for more detail information about the budget for the recreation programs. She asked if the Work Session minutes were in complete forn1, or if they were in draft form. She requested names be checked by staff prior to submitting minutes to Council for approval. She requested staff review the Work Session minutes more carefully because they were not video recorded, City Attorney Filla stated what was required in City minutes was a record of the motions and what each Council Member voted on the motions, He stated he had seen both long minutes and short minutes. It was up to Council's discretion as to how they want the minutes recorded. Mayor Probst indicated there would be a 6:00 p.m. work session meeting before the City Council Meeting on July 8, Council Member Grant requested the meeting be held in the second floor conference room, Mayor Probst requested staff determine what kinds of comparisons they could draw between where the City was compared to the averages from the State Auditor's report prior to budget discussions. He suggested staff pursue the cost of having the longer microphones installed on the Council desk. Council Member Grant recommended they look at microphones at least five inches longer. Mayor Probst again thanked everyone involved in the "Day in the Park" event. He suggested they have a future work session discussion about what could be done differently with this event as well as how the past events went. Council Member Aplikowski stated Council needed to