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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — AUGUST 11, 2025 18 Councilmember Monson said she will take Admin and she believes we should flip a coin for Public Works. The other option is to table the discussion. City Administrator Jagoe said we need to start to get the draft slides finalized and organized. We also have to work on the script. Staff would prefer the Council not table this. It is important for Staff to be working with a Councilmember to complete these finishing touches. Councilmember Monson asked if the two Councilmembers were open to flipping a coin. Councilmember Weber said yes. Councilmember Holden said she would ask that Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen take the finishing touches, that she already provided, off the slides. Mayor Grant said the question is will she be okay with a coin flip. Councilmember Holden asked why. Councilmember Monson said because the two Councilmembers can't agree. Councilmember Holden said it's not can't. This is a group. Mayor Grant said they did decide. They both want Public Works. Councilmember Monson said if the two can't figure it out and it is going to be left to Council then her recommendation is to flip a coin. This is ridiculous. She said she will take Public Works and neither of them will get it. Mayor Grant asked if either of the two have a strong preference for Parks and Recreation or Public Works, if they were split. Councilmember Weber said he will let Councilmember Holden do Public Works this year on the understanding he will present that topic next year. He said he will take Public Safety. Mayor Grant said he has Public Safety. Councilmember Weber said Mayor Grant already stated he would give up one of the topics. He said Mayor Grant is trying to take two of the main categories. He can't do that. Mayor Grant said yes, he can. He will give up Public Safety, if Councilmember Weber wants him to. Councilmember Holden said City Administrator Jagoe can do Public Safety. Mayor Grant agreed with that. Councilmember Weber said he is trying to compromise. Councilmember Rousseau said Councilmember Weber would get City Finance.