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<br /> MINUTES <br />. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> WORKSESSION <br /> MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1997 <br /> 4:45 P.M. - ARMY RESERVE CENTER, 4655 LEXINGTON A VENUE NORTH <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Dennis Probst called to order the City Council <br /> Worksession at 4:55 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Dale Hicks, Beverly Aplikowski, and <br /> Paul Malone; City Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; Community Development Director, Kevin <br /> Ringwald; City Accountant, Terrance Post; Public Works Superintendent, Dwayne Stafford; <br /> Parks and Recreation Director, Cindy Walsh; and Administrative Secretary, Sheila Stowell. <br /> Councilmember Susan Keim was not present. <br /> APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA <br /> MOTION: Aplikowski moved and Hicks seconded a motion to approve the meeting agenda <br /> for the November 17, 1997 Worksession. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). <br /> CITY ISSUES - SHORT TERM <br />. a. Committee Review <br /> Mr. Fritsinger reviewed the status of the City's existing committees, commissions and <br /> task forces as a follow up to the Council's initiation of structural revisions implemented <br /> in 1997. Mr. Fritsinger summarized comparisons of each group's Mission Statement, <br /> goals, membership list and accomplishments to-date, and sought direction from the City <br /> Council as to 1998 plans, confirmation of interest by current members, and advertisement <br /> for vacancies. <br /> Discussion ineluded the reorganization of existing volunteer groups, and the <br /> identification of possible additional task forces including; Youth Commission, City <br /> Facilities Task Force and City Communications Task Force. <br /> Mayor Probst informed Coullcilmembers and staff that the joint Youth Commission for <br /> the Cities of Arden Hills and Shoreview was planning their initial meeting in December, <br /> 1997. <br /> Further discussion included the need to re-energize several existing committees, ways to <br /> express and define Council expectations, communication responsibilities between <br /> Council Liaisons and committee volunteers, and how to make the citizen groups more <br /> productive overall. It was the consensus of the City Council that broader community <br /> involvement should be the main goal of any committee structure. <br />. <br />