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<br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN IllLLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />June 25, 1999 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council A <br /> <br />Brian Fritsinger, City Administrato(J2l2:V <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Codification, Chapters 1 - 4 <br /> <br />Requested Action <br />The City Council is asked to review the proposed changes to the Municipal Code, Chapters 1 - <br />4, and prepare for any discussion and formal action at the June 28, 1999 regular Council <br />meeting. Staff will be forwarding this information to the League of Minnesota Cities who will <br />then prepare a final draft for adoption by the City Council. <br /> <br />Back!!round <br />The City Council last reviewed the City Code at its December 15, 1997 Council Worksession. <br />At that meeting, the City Council finalized review of Chapters 1 - 3. Shortly after this meeting, <br />the City Council held its annual Retreat and provided direction as the Council's priorities for <br />1998. Due to the Council's reorganization of staff priorities at the Retreat (i.e., relocating City <br />Hall to temporary facilities and reorganization of City staff), the codification project was set <br />aside. <br /> <br />It is important that the City finalize the Code for the benefit of City staff and our residents. The <br />fact that there are two members of the City Council, and several new staff members, who were <br />not part of the initial Code conversations requires some brief overview of the process and <br />chapters already reviewed. <br /> <br />Is Someone Assistinl!: the City with the Codification Process? <br />The League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) is coordinating the codification process. Due to staff <br />turnover and other issues, the LMC has also had several delays in finalizing the Code for City <br />Council review. <br /> <br />The LMC is now prepared to move forward and help finalize the Code with Arden Hills. The <br />copies provided to the City Council are the second draft of the Code. The comments being <br />received by the City Council at this time are intended to be the final comments prior to adoption. <br /> <br />Can the Current Code be Easilv Comnared to the Old Code? <br />No. The LMC did not provide a simple rewrite ofthe old Code in a format that allows side by <br />side comparisons. The Code has been reorganized with chapters combined, moved or <br />eliminated. <br />