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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Arden Hills Council <br /> <br />Ap d 1 12, 1 993 <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />COlJncilmember Malone recall.ed that several persons in the <br />Parks and RecreaL10fl area approached Council about a year <br />ago with this same concern. He said that to dispel those <br />concerns, he would remind those concerned that the Council's <br />commitment to Parks and Recreation can be evidenced by <br />recent significant increased funding for Parks and <br />Recreation. <br /> <br />MOTION: <br /> <br />Probst moved, seconded by Hicks, that consistent with <br />recent strategic planning efforts and our vision for <br />the City of Arden Hills, the City Council hereby <br />affirms its commitment to the Parks and Recreation <br />programs now in place and encourages the expansion of <br />programs within the limitation of our financial and <br />personnel resources, Further, that the Council support <br />a deliberative process to assure the selection of the <br />best and most appropriate person(s) to follow Mr. <br />Buckley, Motion carried unanimously (5-0) <br /> <br />FREELANCE PEDDLERS <br /> <br />Councilmember Malone said he learned that freelance peddlers <br />were in the City over the Easter weekend selling flowers, <br />etc. He expressed his opinion that such activity is unfair <br />to taxpaying businesses in the City, and suggested staff <br />bring this matter to the attention of Ramsey County <br />Sheriff's Depa~tment. <br /> <br />MOTION: <br /> <br />Malone moved, seconded by Hicks, to direct staff to <br />advise Ramsey County Sheriff's Department to <br />aggressively enforce rules against freelance peddlers <br />within the City, Motion carried unanimously (5-0), <br /> <br />RESPONS~ TO CITIZEN LETTERS <br /> <br />Councilmember Hicks referred to comments received this <br />evening during the 1993 Pavement Maintenance public hearing <br />to the effect that citizens have sent correspondence to the <br />City and received no response. He said he believes the City <br />does a good job responding to citizens, and it is an <br />important public relations effort to do so, He suggested <br />that staff respond to all citizen correspondence informing <br />the writer as to when their concern will be addressed, or at <br />a minimum to inform the writer that their letter was <br />received. Council concurred. <br />