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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~HILLS <br /> <br />Draft <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2005, 4:50 P.M. <br />CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ] 245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 <br /> <br />Call To Order <br /> <br />Mayor Aplikowski called the meeting to order at 4:50 PM. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor Aplikowski, Councilmembers: David Grant, Brenda Holden, Lois Rem <br /> <br />Absent: Council Member Gregg Larson <br /> <br />Staff present: City Administrator, Michelle Wolfe; Community Development Director, Scott <br />Clark; Finance Director, Murtuza Siddiqui; Assistant to the City Administrator, Schawn Johnson <br /> <br />City Council/City Staff Retrcat Follow-up <br />City Administrator Michelle Wolfe stated that Mr. Jim Prosser (Ehlers & Associates) will be <br />giving a brief presentation to the City Council at the February 28th meeting. Mr. Prosser will be <br />providing a brief overview of the retreat and the draft 2005 Strategic Plan at this meeting. <br />Included in this document is a draft action plan for the five projects that were considered <br />priorities by the City Council at the January retreat. The action plans are a work in progress and <br />will be redefined by City Council and City staff over the next year. <br /> <br />City Administrator Wolfe asked the City Council if the had any questions or concerns regarding <br />the draft copy of the Strategic Plan. <br /> <br />Mayor Applikowski requested that a retreat follow-up meeting be scheduled for this summer to <br />review the City's goals and objectives for 2005. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant believes that the gateway sign project should not be considered a priority <br />goal for the City. In his opinion, the Lake Johanna Fire Department cost sharing issue is more <br />important and needs to be addressed by the City <br /> <br />City Administrator Wolfe said that the action plan is a document that will change over time. The <br />intention of the document is to keep City staff informed of the City Council's goals and <br />objectives for the year. <br /> <br />Enl!ineerinl! Discussion <br />In 2004, the City Council authorized staff to begin the recruitment process for a Civil Engineer. <br />City staff conducted a recruitment process for this position. The recruitment resulted in only one <br />applicant, who did not meet the minimum qualifications for the position. <br />