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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — MAY 11, 2026 2 and topics. The packet outlined the responses received. Staff is seeking direction to move forward with majority or discuss the questions tonight, as there were some varying answers. Mayor Grant said he would read through the questions. Does Council wants the event to be held annually? He noted there are four votes for yes. Does Council want to set a permanent date and time for the event? The responses were split with one maybe and one no. Councilmember Rousseau said we should go with the majority. Discussion ensued about not choosing a specific date, rather the draft policy outlines that the event would be held on the third or fourth Saturday. Further discussion ensued that the majority want the event to be held in the spring. Discussion was that a new member of the City Council may not be up to speed with everything, if it is held in the spring. If the event is held in the fall, it will back up to elections. Council agreed the State of the City event will be held in the spring. Mayor Grant noted the majority want the location to be City Hall. Councilmember Monson suggested that other committee specialty topics could be presented by someone that is on that specific committee or commission. Councilmember Rousseau disagreed and said some of these are already specialty topics. Council agreed to option #2 in the packet which states "All topics, except for the introduction which would be presented by the Mayor, would be rotated annually for Councilmembers to present." Mayor Grant asked if there was anything else Staff needed. City Administrator Jagoe asked what Council would like to do with the 2026 State of the City. Councilmember Rousseau would like a specific section for Parks to be added to the topics list. Council agreed that Parks will be separated from Public Works and will be its own topic. Council also agreed to not hold an event in 2026 and schedule the next State of the City in the spring of 2027. B. Public Hearing Agenda Format (Item 3F on published agenda) City Administrator Jagoe said this discussion is follow up to Council direction at the April 13 work session to look at the agenda format of public hearings and new business. The current format was established in 2018. Before that change, the City Council held the public hearing and the motion for that public hearing as one action item. Staff reached out to other cities. We received 10 responses. All of those responders indicated that they handle that business as one action under the public hearing agenda item. Councilmember Rousseau would like to close out the action at the same time it is presented, under the public hearing section.