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--------------- -------------- I I MINUTES .- CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA WORKSESSION DECEMBER 16, 1996 4:30 P.M. - ARMY RESERVE CENTER - 4655 LEXINGTON AVENUE N I CALL TO ORDERIROLL CALL/CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION I Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Probst called to order a Closed Executive Session of the City Council to discuss potential litigation. Present were I Mayor Dennis Probst, Councilmembers Paul Malone, Dale Hicks and Beverly Aplikowski; Brian Fritsinger, City Administrator; and Jerry Filla, City Attorney. Councilmember Susan Keirn arrived at 4:45 p.m., at the conclusion ofthe Closed I Executive Session. The Executive Session of the meeting was opened at 4:32 p.m., and concluded at I 4:46 p.m., at which time the Council recessed momentarily. Mayor Probst reconvened the Worksession at 4:53 p.m. to conclude the business scheduled to be conducted. . The full Council was present at the Worksession, in addition to Brian Fritsinger, City Administrator; Terry Post, City Accountant; Dwayne Stafford, Public Works Superintendent; -. Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director; Cindy Walsh, Parks & Recreation Director; and Sheila Stowell, Administrative Secretary. I CITY ISSUES - SHORT TERM . a. 1996 Committee Revicws Mayor Probst advised that the Council historically met with representatives of Advisory Committees to review their past accomplishments and future goals. Mayor Probst I provided an overview of the 1997 proposed committee structure and suggested pursuit of proposed activities. Mayor Probst outlined the creation of task forces involved in specific projects, along with statutory commissions which are set by code and have legal status, I such as the EDA and Planning Commission. The majority of the Council agreed that a broader array of committees and/or task forces would allow more citizens to be involved. I Representatives of the various committees reported as follows: Public Safety and Works Committee I Arnold Delger, Chairperson of the Public Safety and Works Committee reported that the Committee had been meeting every other month, plus additional meetings on an as- . needed basis. He shared the Council's concerns that some topics had been goals of the committee eight years ago, when he became involved. Mr. Delger cited some of those issues, including water meter replacements with commercial meters being a particular .- priority for the City, sidewalk and trail plowing, traffic - monitoring by Ramsey County SheritI, signage and sign vandalism. I