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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MINUTES MARCH 14,2005 8 . Councilmember Larson stated it needed to be understood that all Council meetings started promptly at 7:00 p.m. as long as there was a quorum present. Councilmember Grant stated the Planning Commission meetings should also start at 7:00 p.m. because they were televised. Councilmember Holden stated if there was a meeting before the Council meeting, they needed to be conscious of ending the pre-meeting early in order to have a small break in between the meetings. Councilmember Larson stated he wanted all meetings to end at 10:00 p.m. and not have a motion to extend the meeting. He noted people at public hearing would need to limit their remarks to five or ten minutes. He indicated it was the Council's responsibility to limit the remarks made. Mayor Aplikowski stated as long as she was Mayor, she would not limit resident comments. She recommended they have a future discussion regarding the rules and procedures for public participation in Council meetings and work sessions. Ms. Wolfe stated staff needed direction as to how much notice to give to the residents and the procedures they should follow. . Mayor Aplikowski stated they would need to have another discussion on this. She noted the standing rules they were discussing was for this Council only and when the next Council carne in they could change the rules. Councilmember Holden suggested the City be more consistent with putting the agenda on the website. Councilmember Larson stated he did not believe the work session items needed additional notification. He noted they did not make official decisions as work sessions. He stated they had an obligation to inform people when they were making decisions, but residents also had an obligation to stay well informed. Councilmember Grant noted Council used work sessions as part of their decision making process. Ms. Wolfe stated they could take the approach that work sessions publicly noticed by law, but if they needed neighborhood input, then they should have a neighborhood meeting. She indicated staff s concern was when to guess if something should be more widely noticed/publicized. Mayor Aplikowski indicated work sessions did not need to be publicized, and if they felt public comment needed to be heard, they would direct staff to have an additional meeting. . Councilmember Larson stated he would like to see the work sessions televised. 8