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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br /> <br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JULY 26, 1999 <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br />With regard to the Parks and Recreation Department Report, Mayor Probst noted that the City <br />has not yet received approval from the Scholls Company for the Round Lake Trail easement on <br />their property. If the Scholls Company continues to maintain this position, he suggested that the <br />City Council discuss condemning the property in order to construct the trail. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst expressed concern regarding the reported vandalism in the local parks. <br />Councilmember Aplikowski stated that she had heard there were more curfew arrests in the last <br />month than there had been in the last year. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst stated that he recently received the annual projects request from the Minnesota <br />Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Council. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst stated that he had asked Mr. Post to request Northern States Power Company to <br />provide a record of power outages and locations in Arden Hills. It was his beliefthat in the last <br />18 months there have been more than six different outages that have ranged from one-half of an <br />hour to four or five hours. He felt that this issue would be related to the issue of overhead versus <br />underground power lines and the expense to maintain the lines. He felt growing frustration about <br />the fact that there were some areas within the City that experience power outages more <br />frequently than others. <br /> <br />Mr. Fritsinger stated that Nortbem States Power had been spoken to and will provide the City <br />with some information. With regard to the recent letter of resignation received from Mr. <br />Fritsinger, Mayor Probst stated that the City Council should formally accept Mr. Fritsinger's <br />resignation and appoint Mr. Post as the Interim City Administrator. He noted that the next City <br />Council meeting was scheduled for August 9,1999, which was four days before Mr. Fritsinger's <br />departure date, and suggested that this appointment could be made then. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst stated that Mr. Post had provided information regarding how to respond to Mr. <br />Fritsinger's open position. He felt that some of the information was consistent with what had <br />been done in the past and he felt that the City Council should proceed as suggested in the <br />information. <br /> <br />With regard to the hiring process, Mayor Probst stated that, if this issue was not discussed this <br />evening, the Council might consider scheduling a special meeting to discuss the hiring process. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson stated that he did not mind delaying the discussions of the hiring process. <br />However, he hoped that the City would not delay advertising for the position. Mayor Probst <br />agreed and indicated that advertising does begin the process. He wondered if the City would <br />want applications sent to the City staff, or if the City should retain someone to assist in the <br />screening process. If the City was to advertise for the position, there should be a destination for <br />the applications and he assumed that this would be Mr. Post. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst agreed that the City should move forward with advertising for the City <br />Administrator position. One question he had was how broadly the City wished to search. If the <br />City was looking for a more regional candidate, it could advertise in the League of Minnesota <br />