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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – DECEMBER 9, 2024 4 <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Grant thinks Staff could be assigned to make sure Council is aware of such events. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden said the problem is that people get deployed all the time. They have a <br />communication person, then that person gets deployed. Then you don’t know who to contact. <br />Everyone is moving all the time so there’s not going to be just one person. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant asked if Council would like to assign Staff to be in charge of Military <br />communications. <br /> <br />Councilmember Monson is fine with that but asks that Staff determine if this can continue to be <br />a Staff item or if it is better to have a Councilmember or elected official there. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant said he will note Staff will be the contact for Beyond the Yellow Ribbon. And <br />requests that Staff communicate all Military items to Council. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden said someone brought up RAB. She said the Military Liaison should <br />have nothing to do with RAB. We are all stakeholders in RAB. If anyone wants to go to a RAB <br />meeting, they can. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant agreed. He said that’s not on the list. <br /> <br />Karth Lake Improvement District-Does not want a liaison. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rousseau asked if Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen is okay <br />with that. <br /> <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen confirmed he’s okay with that. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rousseau wanted to bring up the North Metro Mayors group. She asked if <br />Mayor Grant has spoken to them before. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant did some research on the group and they seem to be a lobbying organization. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rousseau could see why he would think that, in some aspects. They range from <br />Andover to Shoreview and New Brighton. She thought this might be a way to form connections. <br />The next meeting is January 15. She asked if Mayor Grant would be willing to attend a meeting <br />and check them out. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant said the handout provided is the Legislative Action Plan. This group bands <br />together for legislative action. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rousseau said their mission isn’t printed on this handout. The mission is to <br />champion the North Metro, encouraging private and public investments. The purpose is research <br />and advocating for services. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant will check them out. He isn’t sure if it is an organization that you have to fund. He <br />thinks you do. Council can have a discussion regarding North Metro Mayors and decide if we <br />want to do anything with it, in the future. He pointed to the list for tonight’s discussion.