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MINUI'ES OF lliE ARDEN HILlS roUNCIL IDRKSESSION MONDAY, ~ 23, 1990, 4:30 P.M. - CITY HALL CALL TO ORDER - Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Sather called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. WLL CALL The roll being called the following members were present: Mayor Thomas Sather, eounci1members Nancy Hansen and Paul Malone. Absent: Councilmernbers JoAnn Growe and Thomas Mahowald. Also present: Attorney Jerry Filla, Engineer Terry Maurer, Park Director John Buckley, Public Works SUpervisor Daniel Winkel, Clerk Administrator Gary Berger and Deputy Clerk Catherine Iago. PARK DEDICATION; GROUP HEALTH, INC. NORlBWXlDS DRIVE Gouncil was referred to a memorandum fram Counci1lnember Mahowald dated 4-18-90, outlining the negotiations for park dedication fees with Opus Corporation relative to the Group Health site on Northwoods Drive. After discussion, Council concurred to direct staff to fo:rward the letter drafted by Mahowald with the City's counter offer to Opus representatives. CITY HALL mMM. ; PROrosED CITIZEN SURVEY Council was referred to a memorandum fram counci1lnember Mahowald dated 4-19-90, relating to the City Hall conunittee recommendation to conduct a citizen survey. . Clerk Administrator Berger advised the City Hall Committee heard a presentation fram Decision Resources, Ltd., regarding community surveys as a policy infonnation tool; it was suggested Decision Resources make a presentation to Council at the April 30 meeting. Berger explained that Councilmernber Mahowald recommended Council consider utilizing the services of Decision Resources, Ltd., based on the o:rrrpmy having extensive experience with municipal government surveys. The Clerk Administrator stated the coomittee generally concurred that unless there is a strong indication fram the conununity that new facilities are warranted, the work of the coomittee may be unnecessary. May= Sather noted that other citizen coomittees have expressed interest in obtaining a camrnunity survey which contains data outlining citizen preference for customer needs and level of service, relating to all City departments. He questioned if the financing for the survey will be funded fram all department budgets. Berger advised the deparbnent heads have expressed interest in a mutually funded general corrnnunity survey relating to all City services and facilities to be utilized as a management tool. Councilrnember Hansen expressed concern'regarding a telephone survey; only 400 homes will be contacted, which is only one-fifth of the City p:>pulation. She suggested other companies providing this service be contacted for comparison purposes . . Councilrnember Malone stated the results of a telephone survey are usually valid; noted the cost estimate is reasonable considering the extent of service. He preferred to receive quotes fram other companies for comparison purposes. The Clerk Administrator explained that the city Hall Conunittee and Councilmernber Mahowald expressed the desire to receive the survey results as soon as possible; a target date for completion of phase one of its study is scheduled for July 1990.