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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — APRIL 8, 2024 10 Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen stated soil borings and core samples were taken to determine the degradation of the pavement. He reported the borings determine what type of rehab work was necessary for the roadway. Ms. Moe commented on how the homes that received a cheaper assessment due to the fact they get a mill & overlay project, would be driving over her new street, and she would be paying a much higher assessment. She believed the overall costs should be more evenly split between the homes in the project area. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen explained another reason why a portion of the homes within the project area were receiving a mill and overlay, was because their roadway was reconstructed in 2007. Dan Nordby, 1532 Royal Hills Drive, asked if the new asphalt would go from curb to curb or would his concrete driveway be lost. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen stated along this street, it was a pavement rehab project that for the most part, would stay within the curb lines. He explained this may be different in areas where drainage needs to be addressed. He reported for the most part, driveways should not be impacted. He encouraged Mr. Nordby be in contact with staff to discuss this matter further. Mayor Grant closed the Assessment Hearing at 8:01 p.m. 11. NEW BUSINESS A. Future Agenda Setting/Council Priorities/Future Topic Discussion City Administrator Perrault stated this item was requested to be added as the first item of New Business at this evening's meeting, it is intended to have Council formalize a process for agenda and priority setting. No formal policy exists today, but in the past the Mayor and City Administrator set meeting agendas in -advance of the meetings. The pro to this method is it provides flexibility in agenda setting, but the con is it does not account for consideration from the rest of the City Council. Also included in the memo is a list of Council priorities that Council ranked previously, some of these items have been addressed or are in the process of being addressed. Pending how Council wants to set agendas, it should also discuss how it wants to address future priorities and new priorities when they arise. Should Council want to move a formal policy forward, Staff can bring a completed policy for approval at a future meeting. Mayor Grant commented this list was drafted by himself and City Administrator Perrault based on the list of priorities. He explained some items were time critical while others were not. He believed the Council had knocked a lot of items off the list and would get the other items in time. He was of the opinion the way the Council was going about things was good and proper. He stated the Council would be meeting on April 15 and April 22 and would be knocking items off this list. Councilmember Rousseau stated she liked the suggestion of having the Council discuss at a worksession what would be addressed at the next worksession meeting. She indicated she has been disappointed by the fact the Council has not discussed strategic planning, which the Council