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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — NOVEMBER 27, 2023 6 Mayor Grant said they would figure out the details later, and directed staff to move forward with the application. C. Meeting Schedule Feedback City Administrator Perrault stated that for October and November they had cancelled the normal work sessions and moved them before the regular Council meeting. In December they will have a normal meeting on the second Monday of the month and a work session on the third Monday, he was assuming the second regular meeting would be cancelled. Did Council want to go back to the old schedule in 2024 or continue with something like they have been doing? Another idea was to have one regular Council meeting a month that would be the formal meeting where they have public hearings, make decisions on New Business and take care of other public business, and have a short work session prior to that meeting. They could have a work session on the second Monday of the month that is similar to the current work session, start time of 5:00 pm (or whatever Council decides) and is capped at three hours, and a standing in -formal meeting where Council approves items only applicable to the consent calendar. If they make a permanent change they would also have to update the City Code. Councilmember Holden thought cancelling the second meeting in January, February and March worked really well. City Administrator Perrault explained that if Council wanted to repeat what they did this year, on the second Monday of the month the Council meeting would start at 7:00, the work session would be the third Monday of the month starting at 5:00, with nothing on the fourth Monday of the month. Councilmember Fabel supported the idea of one less meeting a month that staff didn't have to stay for. Mayor Grant thought they could have a work session and Council meeting on the second Monday of the month, and cancel the second meeting of the month in January through March. The rest of the year they could continue like they'd been doing most recently. City Administrator Perrault stated for clarification, the Mayor was proposing was to have one night of the month for Council business January, February and March. Councilmember Monson liked having a work session before a meeting, her concern was that they don't have enough time in a work session, and she'd like to figure out a better spot for TCAAP discussions. She suggested having a work session on the third week of January, February and March. Councilmember Holden wondered if there was still a backlog for work session items. They can always recess the work session and go back to it after the regular meeting. Mayor Grant noted they started with a huge list of work session topics in October and the list has gotten shorter since then. City Administrator Perrault said he would agree with that on near term topics, but there are things like food trucks, climate action plan, ducks, and deer management.