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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—MAY 26, 2026 5 Commission. She noted she didn't understand why we don't want as many residents as humanly possible in communicating the diversity in the city and the different parts. City Administrator Jagoe stated at the May 11th work session, the Council discussed several Committees and Commissions related to the composition of each and the re-establishment of some. The following is a summary of the background and proposed amendments. • Section 220.05 — Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee - The current ordinance allows for up to 12 regular members and 1 youth member. The Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee (PTRC) discussed the committee size at both its January and February 2026 meetings. At the February 2026 meeting, the committee passed a motion recommending that the ordinance be revised to state that the PTRC may be comprised of up to seven regular members and two youth members. She noted that this number was consistent with adjacent communities that staff had surveyed in relation to the composition of their committee members. City Council discussed this amendment and directed City staff to bring forward an amendment to reduce the committee composition to seven regular members and two additional youth members. • Section 220.06 — Financial Planning and Analysis Committee - As part of the Alternative Funding Sources discussion, City staff proposed reengaging the Financial Planning and Analysis Committee (FPAC). This committee was originally formed in 2007 to provide modeling, projections, and suggest fiscal policies surrounding the longer-term impact of current and near-term decisions. A main responsibility was to provide advice to the City Council and staff concerning long-term financial planning as well as make recommendations on city financial policies and procedures. The last meeting for FPAC occurred in 2020. In 2022, Council direction was not to dissolve FPAC but rather consider it an ad-hoc task force/work group ou that would be utilized as needed. At that time, an ordinance amendment was adopted to strike this committee from the city code. City Council direction from the May 11 th work session was to reestablish this committee and bring forth an ordinance amendment. The draft language for City Council consideration is the city code language that was struck, except for changes to require the committee membership to be limited to City residents and to have an odd number of members so increasing from previously at six to seven, per the recommendation of the City Attorney and to be consistent with what is being proposed for the PTRC. • Section 220.07 — Human Rights Commission - The City Council directed staff to bring forward an ordinance amendment to reestablish a Human Rights Commission using the City of Shoreview as an example. During the work session discussion, the Council discussed mirroring the proposed composition of PTRC with seven regular members and two additional youth members. In researching this topic, Staff found that the City of Arden Hills adopted Ordinance 169 in 1973, establishing a Human Rights Commission. As part of the proposed amendment, Ordinance 169 would be repealed in its entirety. The City Attorney has confirmed that there is no statutory requirement for the Mayor to appoint (similarly to an Economic Development Authority). Therefore, the proposed language mirrors other Committees/Commissions with the standard language "members appointed by the City Council". The City Council will need to further define the purpose statement and responsibilities of the Human Rights Commission, which will be brought back to a future City Council work session for discussion.