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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 25 1999 , 2 Councilmember Malone requested a correction to page 7, third paragraph, "..,the Fire Department and Fire Department Benefit Association will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, January 9, 1999 and noted the Benefit Association had a very good investment year," C, January 11, 1999 Council Worksession (no corrections) MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Malone seconded a motion to approve the meeting minutes of the December 14, 1998 Regular Council and 1998 Final Budget and 1998 Levy Payable in 1999 meeting, the January 4, 1999 Regular Council and Organizational meeting as amended, and the January 11, 1999 Council W orksession meeting as presented, The motion carried unanimously (5-0). CONSENT CALENDAR A. B. Claims and Payroll 1999 Business License Renewals MOTION: Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a motion to approve the Consent Calendar and authorize execution of all necessary documents contained therein. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). PUBLIC COMMENTS Mayor Probst invited those present to come forward and address the Council on any items not already on the agenda, Vincent Anderson, 1325 Karth Lake Circle, stated that it has come to his attention that the criteria being used by the City for residents to qualify for the utility billing discount is in violation of federal regulations in that a person has to be totally disabled as defined by the Social Security Administration, He explained that this does not effect him personally but there may be veterans who did not have enough time working to qualify for social security disability but may very well be 100 percent disabled, Or, they could be found to be 70 percent with unemployability but also total and permanent disability, meaning they are not capable of working, Mr. Anderson noted the criteria regarding having three or fewer residents in the home which he asserted may not be reasonable ifthe veteran has several children still at home, Mr. Anderson stated he already spoke with Staff about his concerns and finds this policy to be discriminatory, Mr. Fritsinger stated he and Mr. Post discussed this issue with Mr. Anderson, The points raised were discussed on how the qualifications for being disabled were determined and the number of individuals in the home, He stated that with the information available to Staff, he is unsure of the rationale used to establish that policy so he suggested Mr. Anderson make a request of the Council that they consider this policy, how it was drafted, and the intent behind the policy.