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<br /> MINUTES <br /> . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> WORKSESSION <br /> MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1998 <br /> 4:45 P.M. - CITY HALL, 4364 WEST ROUND LAKE ROAD <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Acting Mayor Paul Malone called to order the City <br /> Council Worksession at 4:55 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski, and <br /> Gregg Larson; City Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; Assistant to the City Administrator, Kevin <br /> Ringwald; CommW1ity Development Director, Cindy Walsh; Publie Works Director, Dwayne <br /> Stafford; City AccoW1tant, TerrallCe Post; and Administrative Secretary, Sheila Stowell. <br /> Councilmember Keirn had previously advised she would be unavailable to attend the meeting; <br /> and Mayor Probst arrived at 5:15 p.m. <br /> CITY ISSUES - SHORT TERM <br /> a. 1999 Fee Schedule. Review Permit/License Fees <br /> Mr. Pritsinger reported that staff had reviewed the various fees for services provided by the City. <br /> . The only staff-suggested revisions would be for planning case applieations and liquor license <br /> investigation fees. City Building Inspeetor, David Scherbel, also provided several <br /> recommendations to ultimately simplifY fees that would provide for a percentage fee for <br /> mechanical and building permits; changes in sprinkler heads; and spacer charges that would <br /> sufficiently recover actual City cost. <br /> Mr. Fritsinger stated the City had reviewed current City fees with the formal League of <br /> Minnesota Cities (LMC) survey of participating cities, as well as reviewing actual City expenses <br /> as they relate to the fee charged. Mr. Fritsinger stated that staff would still be reviewing water <br /> and sewer usage rates, and would be bringing recommendations to the Council at a future <br /> meeting. <br /> Staff was directed to fine-tune the fee schedule and bring it before the Council for future action; <br /> and to bring recommendations to the Council in the near future regarding the water and sewer <br /> usage rates. <br /> b. 1999 Budget <br /> Staff provided the first cut of the 1999 Budget for Council review, which incorporated the items <br /> previously identified by COW1cil. Mr. Post reviewed bench handouts provided to facilitate <br /> discussion of the first draft of the 1999 budget as prepared by staff. <br /> . The 1999 budget discussion included personnel costs and time allocations following the recent <br /> staff reorganization; reduetion in street maintenance costs; plarming activities including legal <br /> expertise and consulting fees for various zoning revisions and completion of the Comprehensive <br />