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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION - NOVEMBER 17, 2008 <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant indicated he felt the City should not be proposing a fire <br />station as the current one is serving the City well and could be improved or <br />renovated to meet future needs. He stated if this item were placed in the CIP the <br />public would assume it's a done deal, along with the fire department. Mayor <br />Harpstead agreed with this comment stating he would like to explore the joint <br />powers agreement to meet the fire needs within the City. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung noted there were a great deal of fire stations <br />surrounding the City of Arden Hills and that joint power agreements can be <br />explored but that future needs would have to continue to be discussed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden indicated she would be in favor with increasing the <br />relationships between the City, local businesses and educational institutions to <br />increase collaboration in the future for large improvement projects. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead then asked the Council to discuss the 2009 CIP items to <br />prioritize them and provide staff with comments. He indicated the first item was <br />gateway signs. Mayor Harpstead explained he would be interested in erecting <br />one gateway sign in the City to establish a benchmark and methodology before all <br />the signs were replaced. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated the EDC was not looking for large, costly <br />monument signs. She noted they were more in favor of the park-like signs to <br />greater define entrance points within the City. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes indicated she felt these SIgnS were not crucial for <br />business development. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead suggested he would be in favor of one intersection being <br />chosen with the $10,000 funds allotted for a gateway sign. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Lehnhoff indicated if the gateway sign were <br />to be similar to the park signs, the expense would be roughly $3,500. He eXplained <br />that higher grade materials would increase the expense to the City. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated she did see the value of gateway signs establishing <br />the location of businesses to passer-bys. <br /> <br />The Council agreed to have the EDC pursue placing a gateway sign at a high <br />profile intersection within the City and report back to Council. <br />