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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 29,2005 3 opcn space would apply to City owned non- designated park and the intention of this would be for land under the control of the City only. Mayor Aplikowski asked how this would be enforced and how much staff time would it take to make this work. She stated she understood this would be on a voluntary effort and therefore they were "watering this down" and she could not support it as proposed. Councilmember Larson stated he believed this would point out that the City did not condone smoking or tobacco use on City property and while he did not expect 100 percent compliance, it would make people aware of the City's policy. He indicated he did not have any problem with the language and while this is not the perfect policy, he bclieved it is a good policy. Mayor Aplikowski stated she would not vote in favor of telling an adult they could not smoke on City property. She stated she was not for banning things, but she was not opposed to educating people. She stated she was not in support of signs being postcd and she had a real concern with enforcement. Councilmember Holden noted a lot of policies the City had were not necessarily followed, such as the dog and cat ordinance. Councilmember Larson noted this was a voluntary policy and they were not saying they were going to go out and enforce it. He indicated staff was only gathering infonnation to report back to Council and not to enforce the policy. However, he stated he would not be opposed to the enforcement languagc being removed. Mayor Aplikowski statcd she did not know how they could enforce this with adults. Councilmember Holden stated they required athletic associations abide by an alcohol policy and she did not see a difference between an alcohol policy and a smoking policy. Mayor Aplikowski stated she had a problcm with having this policy being so broad and not limiting it to specific times when children's games were being played. Ms. Wolfe stated this would be placed on a future agenda. Mayor Aplikowski thanked the PACT representatives for their time and effort they have put into this. She suggested they publish this in the City's newslettcr. Extension of Roval Oaks Purchase Al!reemcnt - Verbal Update Ms. Wolfe statcd they had met with the developcr two weeks ago after thc last meting and it was his intention to submit in the near future two different options of what Council would consider with different levels of density and she anticipated there would be another work session item in