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<br />I <br />I MINUTES <br />t' CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> WORKSESSION <br /> NOVEMBER 19, 1996 <br /> 4:30 P.M. - PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING LUNCHROOM <br />. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br />. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Probst called to order the City Council <br /> Worksession at 4:30 p.m. Present were Mayor Dennis Probst, Councilmembers Paul Malone, <br />. Dale Hicks and Beverly Aplikowski; City Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; City Accountant, <br /> Terry Post; Dwayne Stafford, Public Works Superintendent; Kevin Ringwald, Community <br /> Development Director; and Administrative Secretary, Sheila Stowell, with Councilmember <br />. Susan Keim arriving at 4:50 p.m., and Parks & Recreation Director, Cindy Walsh, arriving at <br /> 5:05 p.m. <br />. Prior to the start ofthe meeting, Mayor Probst ealled the Council's attention to the closed <br /> Executive Session ofthe meeting scheduled for 5:00 p.m. <br />. CITY ISSUES - SHORT TERM <br /> a. I-35W Corridor Coalition <br />Ie City Administrator Fritsinger reviewed the proposed Joint Powers Agreement and other <br />. documentation for the I-35W Corridor Coalition and updated the Council on the <br /> historical background and purposes of the 1- 35W Corridor Coalition. StatI advised the <br /> Council that City Attorney Filla has reviewed the documents and has no significant <br />. Issues. <br /> Mayor Probst added that the meetings of the Coalition to-date have been very productive, <br />. and the consensus of the neighboring cities is that existing City staff - in any of the <br /> communities - is not available to administer the day-to-day activities of the Coalition, <br /> therefore an agreement with Strauss Management is included in the proposed documents <br />. for Council consideration. <br /> Mr. Fritsinger expressed the interest received by the Coalition from the Met Council, with <br />. them identifying the uniqueness and collaborative nature ofthe Coalition. <br />I City Accountant, Terry Post, advised the Council that while the initial expenditure of <br /> $4,347 was not included in the initial Preliminary 1997 Budget, this expenditure should <br /> not impact the proposed levy increase. <br />. Councilmember Aplikowski questioned whether the Coalition was adding another layer <br /> of bureaucracy to the system, and questioned whether we needed to get involved. <br />t' <br />I <br />