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<br /> ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MINUTES <br /> MARCH 14,2005 8 <br /> . Councilmember Larson stated it needed to be understood that all Council meetings started <br /> promptly at 7:00 p.m. as long as there was a quorum present. <br /> Councilmember Grant stated the Planning Commission meetings should also start at 7:00 p.m. <br /> because they were televised. <br /> Councilmember Holden stated if there was a meeting before the Council meeting, they needed <br /> to be conscious of ending the pre-meeting early in order to have a small break in between the <br /> meetings. <br /> Councilmember Larson stated he wanted all meetings to end at 10:00 p.m. and not have a <br /> motion to extend the meeting. He noted people at public hearing would need to limit their <br /> remarks to five or ten minutes. He indicated it was the Council's responsibility to limit the <br /> remarks made. <br /> Mayor Aplikowski stated as long as she was Mayor, she would not limit resident comments. <br /> She recommended they have a future discussion regarding the rules and procedures for public <br /> participation in Council meetings and work sessions. <br /> Ms. Wolfe stated staff needed direction as to how much notice to give to the residents and the <br /> . procedures they should follow. <br /> Mayor Aplikowski stated they would need to have another discussion on this. She noted the <br /> standing rules they were discussing was for this Council only and when the next Council came in <br /> they could change the rules. <br /> Councilmember Holden suggested the City be more consistent with putting the agenda on the <br /> web site. <br /> Councilmember Larson stated he did not believe the work session items needed additional <br /> notification. He noted they did not make official decisions as work sessions. He stated they had <br /> an obligation to inform people when they were making decisions, but residents also had an <br /> obligation to stay well informed. <br /> Councilmember Grant noted Council used work sessions as part of their decision making <br /> process. <br /> Ms. Wolfe stated they could take the approach that work sessions publicly noticed by law, but if <br /> they needed neighborhood input, then they should have a neighborhood meeting. She indicated <br /> staffs concern was when to guess if something should be more widely noticed/publicized. <br /> Mayor Aplikowski indicated work sessions did not need to be publicized, and if they felt public <br /> comment needed to be heard, they would direct staff to have an additional meeting. <br /> . Councilmember Larson stated he would like to see the work sessions televised. <br /> 8 <br />