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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 30,2000 9 Mr. Lynch stated that a consumer group would be helpful in determining the appearance and . contcnt of a web site, and a group of residents would be effective in that regard. He added that such tasks would be different from what was originally planned for the Task Force. Councilmember Grant stated that the Task Force was established by the Council, and it would be appropriate for the Task Force to come back to the Council rather than staff. He added the Council should decide to ask the Task Force to proceed with their work or turn it over to staff. Councilmember Larson suggested the Council move forward and decide whether to accept the Task Force's recommendation to proceed with a website. He added that the next step is to instruct staff to detcrmine implementation ofa website. He noted that the Task Force might play a role in the implementation, and agreed that some decisions might not be appropriate for a citizen group. Councilmember Rem reiterated that staffs memo of August 14 included specific recommendations for the Council from the Task Force on which they had hoped to receive feedback. She added that the Council's consensus was that the Task Force was formed to provide recommendations and not to make decisions, Councilmember Aplikowski stated, in her opinion, the issue should be discussed more thoroughly. She added it is premature to dissolve the Task Force, which might be expanded or changed to assist stafl' with the creation of a website, She noted the issue could be reviewed at an . upcoming worksession, MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Larson seconded a motion to table the acceptance ofthe Website Task Force's recommendation to establish a website, and to disband the Task Force, until further discussion by the Council. Thc motion carried unanimously (5-0), ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES (AMM) POLICIES DISCUSSION Mr. Lynch stated that the minutes of the October 16 Council worksession did not record Item IV- K, Metropolitan Council, as a priority for the AMM. He added it is identified as a recommendation in the staff memo dated October 24. He noted the Council should resolve whether it is a priority. Councilmember Larson stated that if the Council agreed upon the issue and it is recorded in the minutes, the memo to the AMM should be amended to reflect this. Mr. Lynch agreed, adding the memo has not been officially submitted, Mayor Probst concurred with the meeting minutes, adding he supports the inclusion of Item IV- K, Metropolitan Council, as a priority, .