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<br /> ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - JANUARY 18, 2000 4 <br /> . I. Levy Limits. <br /> 2. mandates and local Authority. <br /> 3. Regional Transit System. <br /> 4. Gro",th Management Strategy. <br /> 5. Elimination of Sales Tax on Municipal Government Purchases. <br /> DEP ARTMENT REPORTS <br /> Parks and Recreation DeDartment <br /> Mr. Moore reported on various activities of the department, including park usage; staffing <br /> shortages for programs with staff taking rcsponsibility for teaching some of the classes; <br /> Sky Hawks training programs for youth sports; and the status of negotiations with the <br /> Northwcstern College Athletic Department and Presbyterian Homes regarding City usage <br /> of thc soccer fields. <br /> Public Works DeDartment <br /> Mr. Stafford updated the City Council on the continued soil analyses of the City Hall site <br /> at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP); ongoing staff training and <br /> continuing education for wastewater collection licensing and confined space/safcty <br /> Issues. <br /> . Mr. Stafford advised Councilmembers of several emergencies handled by City staff ovcr <br /> the weekend, including a private water main break on Saturday at the MSI corporate <br /> offices, and a power outage on Sunday that took all of the City's fourteen (14) lift <br /> stations off-line for a short time. <br /> Finance Department <br /> Mr. Post reported that the department was fully staffed again, and that the fourth quarter <br /> utility billing was in process, along with year-end reporting schedules being prepared for <br /> the external auditors. Mr. Post stated that he was still calculating the water loss for the <br /> fourth quarter due to the water main break along Highway 96 by Arden Manor that was <br /> corrected in October. <br /> Mr. Post also updated the City Council on a recent meeting to review the preliminary <br /> draft of the needs study being prepared for the City by the Consulting firm ofTKDA, for <br /> consideration of a public works/parks maintenancc facility. <br /> Administration <br /> Mr. Lynch advised Councilmembers that City Hall staff had participated in a recent <br /> mccting with the City Hall architect, Architectural Alliance, for their input on the final <br /> . interior design layout and that the architect would be coming back to the City Council <br />