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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 8, 2002 ~. ..,,,, , "" , 12 Councilmember Rem suggested they scnd TCAAP parties a grid to be filled out so the information Council received would bc consistcnt. She asked for research on looking at other formats for thc Performance Review process. She statcd she would be willing to get some information together for a rcview proccss with the City Administrator's assistance. Mayor Probst updated Council on various correspondence received since thc last Council meeting. Mayor Probst stated, as a Council, they had ncvcr attempted to offer advice to thc School Board, but asked if the other Council members had opinions rcgarding some of the proposcd cuts as offered by the School Board. He stated hc was not surc he wanted to support this proposal. Councilmembcr Rem suggested having a joint meeting with the School Board to discuss these types of issues. She stated it would makc sense to have some form of communication with them. Mayor Probst suggested to they meet with the School Board at the next Council Meeting at 6:00 or 6: 15 p.m. Councilmember Aplikowski suggested they draft a Ictter to the Superintendent expressing the Council's nonsupport ofthe busing proposal due to safcty issucs. Councilmember Grant stated the City did not have sidewalks, which would force children into the streets, which were not safe. He pointed out thcy had many busy County Roads, that placed the City at a disadvantage. Hc also pointed out that there werc many open areas in the City and this was a safcty issue as well because some of those open areas wcre remote. Hc agreed they should take a strong position regarding this issue and send a lettcr to the School Board, as well as have a joint meeting. Councilmember Larson stated he was agreeablc to mecting with them, but he did not believe they would be responsive. Mayor Probst updated COlmcil on TCAAP meetings he had attcnded. He stated there was clearly a perception about not inviting the public into talk to Council about thc arscnal. He suggested the Design Center at the University of Minnesota get involvcd and conduct public mcctings so they had more than just a developer team's vicws. He stated they may also need to engagc a firm that would help the City with the lobbying cfforts as wcll as the political process, and asked if Council would be willing to havc staff explore these possibilities, as well as the cost regarding both of thesc proposals. Councilmember Grant agreed they needed to take input from the public. He statcd this would be the appropriatc time to start this process. Councilmembcr Aplikowski rcqucsted they contain the public mccting part to the surrounding cities only, but to certainly invite the local business community. She statcd transportation was going to be one of the issues and she asked ifthcy wanted to invite MnDOT also.