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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — AUGUST 25, 2025 37 Councilmember Weber said there may have been a different interpretation of what Staff recommendation means so Council should re -rate the list. Mayor Grant said Staff recommendation can include if they bring it to a work session or to consent. Council agreed. 4. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES Councilmember Monson said after the last meeting about State of the City she thinks after this event Staff can provide a run-down to Council regarding how it went with a list of recommendations, primarily about locking down an annual date, time and location. Maybe it's a certain Saturday of a certain month. We spend so much time talking about it, it seems like it can be an administrative thing that can be locked down. She would recommend that there be a rotation of topics and the Councilmember that presents it. We just rotate every year so there doesn't need to be discussion on who is presenting what topic. She would like Staff to bring that back so it's easy and we don't spend so much time on it. Councilmember Holden said we have to remember timing during election years. It's sensitive and we want to make sure people aren't over represented. If we have it in February or March, fine. Councilmember Rousseau would prefer for Council to pick which topics we want to talk about. Some have more excitement and interest about some topics. Then flip a coin if there is conflict. Councilmember Monson just wants there to be a set way so we aren't battling every year. Mayor Grant said Council can let Staff know what topic they are interested in. You may or may not get it. Staff will just line it up and rotate it. Councilmember Holden said the rotation is a good idea. There is something exciting in each of the topics. Councilmember Monson added it's a chance for Council to work with different Staff members. She didn't mean this to be a big discussion. She would like to see Staff analyze it after this year's event and send something back with a recommendation on how it will work in future. Mayor Grant agrees we took up too much time discussing it this year. A D-InI TR N Mayor Grant adjourned the City Council Work Session meeting at 8:14 p.m. Jen Estling Deputy Clerk David Grant Mayor