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<br /> tI ',0 <br /> I <br /> DRAFT <br /> ~- <br /> MINUTES <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> WORKSESSION <br /> I MONDAY, MAY 19, 1997 <br /> 4:45 P.M. - ARMY RESERVE CENTER - 4655 LEXINGTON A VENUE NORTH <br /> I CALL TO ORDERlROLL CALL <br /> I Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Acting Mayor Susan Keirn called to order the City <br /> Council Worksession at 4:55 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Keirn, Beverly Aplikowski, <br /> Dale Hicks and Paul Malone; City Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; City Accountant, Terry Post; <br /> I Public Works Superintendent, Dwayne Stafford; and Administrative Secretary, Sheila Stowell. <br /> Mayor Probst arrived at 5:05 p,m. <br /> . APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA <br /> MOTION: Aplikowski moved and Malone seconded a motion to approve the meeting agenda <br /> I for the May 19, 1997 Worksession as presented. The motion carried unanimously <br /> (4-0). <br /> I CITY ISSUES - SHORT TERM <br /> -- a. Proposed Trail Exnansions <br /> Cindy Walsh, Parks & Recreation Director, presented an overview of proposed trail <br /> expansions currently being discussed by the Parks & Recreation Commission for Council <br /> . review and comment. Ms. Walsh sought Council priorities for future trail expansions. <br /> Discussion ensued regarding the options for trail expansion and rerouting to facilitate the <br /> I reconstruction of Highway 96 and the Gateway Business Development area, with <br /> possible rerouting south of Round Lake for safety considerations. Existing utility <br /> easements and rights-of-way, and location of three monitoring wells owned by the Army <br /> I were also discussed. <br /> I City Administrator Fritsinger advised Councilmembers and staff that no park dedication <br /> considerations had been fmalized with Welsh Companies in the Gateway Business <br /> District, but would need to be addressed soon, and would affect future trail and park <br /> I development in that area. <br /> Acting Mayor Keirn turned the meeting over to Mayor Probst at this time. <br /> I b. City Sponsorship. DIIY in the Park Event <br /> Ms. Walsh presented a request she had recently received for private business sponsorship <br /> I of an event at the 1997 Day in the Park celebration, Staff sought Council direction for <br /> consideration of any current and future private sponsorship requests for events at <br /> It community-hosted celebrations. It was the consensus of the Council that Ms. Walsh use <br /> her discretion in allowing limited private sponsorship for events at the 1997 Day in the <br /> Park celebration, on a one-time, trial basis, to evaluate the need for future guidelines. <br /> . <br /> -.- ~ <br />