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<br /> ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - MAY 17, 1999 5 <br /> . for more community involvement, which in turn allowed the City to receive many opinions and <br /> views, and provided a means of advocacy back into the community. <br /> Mayor Probst reviewed the memorandum distributed by mail to existing and potential committee <br /> members, specifying the creation of four standing committees and the proposed task forces <br /> planned for implementation. <br /> Councilmembers, respectively, reviewed the purpose of holding off on appointments to task <br /> forces until after Labor Day, to accommodate summer vacations and schedules. <br /> Mayor Probst advised those present that Councilmembers were anticipating meeting individually <br /> with standing committees and task forces to allow for more individual concentration on the <br /> City's philosophy, budgeting, committee/Council process, and other issues of interest to the <br /> committees, in the form of a "training" session, as they receive their charge from <br /> Councilmembers. <br /> Various members of the audience, Mayor Probst, and Councilmembers discussed various issues, <br /> in open forum, regarding timing of task force creation; purpose of standing committees and how <br /> they related to day-to-day operations; cross-over liaisons by committee members; the need for <br /> direct involvement between committees and Councilmembers to allow for more timely <br /> interaction and input; roles of Council and staff Liaisons; the historical nature of some of the <br /> . committees; the communication of information and research by committee members to the <br /> Council and community; the unique identify of each committee and their specific needs of staff <br /> and financial resources; the changing personality ofthe community and interest from citizens; <br /> and the need for the Council to look at the global picture in making decisions as related to the <br /> recommendations of the various committees. <br /> ADJOURN <br /> MOTION: Councilmember Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Rem seconded a <br /> motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 p.m. The motion carried <br /> unanimously (3-0), with Councilmember Larson having left the meeting. <br /> . <br />