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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - JANUARY 3, 2024 3 Ms. Gourlay reiterated they wanted efficient meetings, to stay on appropriate topics, everyone's voice be heard, and to avoid personal comments. Some of the items they are considering would address some of that list. Ms. Gourlay said sometimes councils have struggles with how to get things on the agenda, what's the complaint process, or the process for taking something off the consent agenda. Oftentimes it has to do with how things get heard. She wondered what's the process for assigning committees, is there an assumption that everyone gets a committee and similar types of things. Council discussed adding committee/commission reports to future agendas, and about tying it into committee/commission liaison responsibilities. Ms. Gourlay recommended they have a work session item for discussion of committee updates before it be brought for a vote at a regular meeting so there is no misunderstanding of what the policy will be. She asked if this session was a useful conversation. Council discussed not bring up past issues when making decisions affecting the present and future. Ms. Gourlay said they should move forward with discussing the issues they talked about at work sessions and if they would like her to come back she could. She could also arrange for not full group discussions. Ms. Gourlay said they remind her of good people with knowledge coming together from different places but the team can't come together. Council thanked Ms. Gourlay for her time. 2. COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS City Administrator Perrault said he had emailed two questions to the Council. The 2024 PMP was at 80% plan and was scheduled to be an item on the upcoming work session, did they prefer to leave it on that meeting. Also, did they want to schedule a retreat, if so he will find a date. Councilmember Rousseau would rather do a special work session on January 22 for the PMP, and she would love to have a retreat in March or April. Councilmember Monson was comfortable with having the PMP discussion on either date but she could make January 22 work. Mayor Grant explained there's what they go in at and then there's the bid. So, 80% was probably close enough. Councilmember Monson said then she was fine with it being on January 8 at 80%. She would like to have city goals at a retreat but didn't think they needed the personality piece. Mayor Grant felt a retreat was the wrong way to approach it. He thought it would be better for the group to look at some strategic topics and discuss them. He didn't know if they needed