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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - NOVEMBER 29, 1999 16 . improvements in conjunction with the January 10,2000 City Council meeting. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). Mayor Probst confirmed that the public meeting on November 30, 1999 had been publicized. Mr. Lynch stated that this was correct. D. Metro East Development Partnership, 2000 Membership Request Mr. Lynch explained that the City of Arden Hills has participated in the Metro East Development Partnership in the past. The Partnership provides information to the City on what is happening in other communities as well as prospective businesses and their needs. He indicated that he did not have an opinion on the value of this program to the City of Arden Hills and requested that Mr. Post address this issue. Mr. Post stated that the Metro East Development Partnership has operated as a lead generator and, to his knowledge, none of the leads have resulted in development activity within the City. The advantage to participating in the program was that the Partnership serves as a clearinghouse for relocating businesses and keeps cities abreast of current market needs. Mayor Probst asked how the current fee to participate in the Partnership compares to fees paid in the past. Mr. Post stated that the current fee was consistent with prior years. . Mayor Probst asked if staff was able to determine whether other 1-35W Corridor Coalition cities participate in this Partnership. Mr. Post stated he believed that most of the other 1-35W Corridor Coalition cities do participate in the Partnership. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that she had attended two functions with the Metro East Development Partnership and she indicated that all neighboring cities do participate. She was not certain that the Partnership was currently a value to the City of Arden Hills, however, the program was a good resource for trend tracking, which may be important to the City as the TCAAP property develops. MOTION: Councilmember Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Malone seconded a motion to approve paying for City membership in the Metro East Development Partnership. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). E. City Council Vacancy Discussion Mayor Probst stated that the City Council receivcd three applications for the Council vacancy. He suggested that the City Council proceed with interviewing the three candidates. Councilmember Aplikowski asked if the interviews could be added to the next Council worksession. Mr. Post stated that the next Council worksession included the discussion of . Highways 10/96 with the State of Minnesota and Ramsey County. Since the City Council has followed the practice of canceling the last meeting of December, the only other COlUlCil meeting available for the Council to take action would be the December 13, 1999 regular meeting.