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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 10-12-1999 MINUTES CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA . CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 12, 1999 7:30 P.M. - ARDEN fiLLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Dennis Probst called to order the regular City COUllcil meeting at 7:31 p.m. Present: Mayor Dennis Probst, Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski, Gregg Larson, Paul Malone, and Lois Rem. Absent: None Also present were Interim City Administrator, Terrance Post; Public Works Director, Dwayne Stafford; Parks and Recreation Director, Thomas J. Moore; and City Engineer, Greg Brown, BRW; and Recording Secretary, Lori Rolfson. ADOPT AGENDA Mayor Probst stated that a revised agenda had been submitted for this evening's meeting to add . item number 3, Mayor's Update on City Administrator Search. Mr. Post requested that item number 5, d, under the Consent Calendar, be added to the agenda for the appointment of Mounds View High School student, Sam Scott, to the Water Quality Task Force. MOTION: Councilmember Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Rem seconded a motion to adopt the revised agenda for the October 12, 1999, regular City Council meeting, as amended. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). MAYOR'S UPDATE ON CITY ADMINISTRATOR SEARCH Mayor Probst announced that Mr. Joe Lynch had been selected as the new City Administrator. The offer was made to Mr. Lynch on Monday, October II, 1999 and Mr. Lynch has accepted the offer. At this point, a start date for Mr. Lynch has not been determined, however, Mayor Probst asked that Mr. Lynch begin as soon as possible. Mayor Probst stated that Mr. Lynch had expressed interest in a contract. Mayor Probst informed Mr. Lynch that this will be acceptable, since Mr. Fritsinger had also been hired under a contract. Mayor Probst anticipated that the City would utilize this same contract format as a model for Mr. Lynch's contract. He noted that Mr. Fritsinger's hire date had been January 29,1995, however, . the contract had not been signed until October, 1995. Mayor Probst had ensured Mr. Lynch that this was not due to negotiation issues, rather it was the first time the City went through this process. ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 12, 1999 2 . Mayor Probst stated that Mr. Lynch will be invited to a City Council meeting in the near future in order for him to be introduced to the City Council and staff. Mayor Probst stated that he would call the four finalists and inform them that the new City Administrator has been selected and to thank them for their interest in the position. Councilmember Malone suggested that each of the Councilmembers select one of the four finalists to call. Mayor Probst agreed with this suggestion. Councilmember Larson commended staff for having worked through this hiring process so quickly. He felt it was very positive that the new City Administrator will be on board sooner than expected. Mayor Probst stated that he and Mr. Post were excited about the selection that was made and he believed that Mr. Lynch will be a good fit with the City of Arden Hills. Mayor Probst had informed Mr. Lynch that the Assistant to the City Administrator position would not be filled in order to allow Mr. Lynch to consider whether he wished to have an Assistant City Administrator or a Community Development Director. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that the City Council also deserved some credit for having done an excellent job in making a selection so quickly. She indicated that other City Councils have been known to take their time in making this sort of decision. . APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. September 13, 1999 Regular Council Meeting B. September 20, 1999 Council Worksession C. September 27, 1999 Regular Council Meeting D. October 4, 1999 Special Council Meeting (Interviews) E. October 5, 1999 Special Council Meeting (Interviews) Councilmember Larson requested the following change to the September 27, 1999 minutes: On page 12, second paragraph under Council Comments, the third sentence should read, "The City of Arden Hills had also raised the issue of..." Councilmember Malone requested the following changes to the September 13, 1999 minutes: On page 2, last paragraph, second sentence, the word "Budge" should be changed to "Budge!." On page 3, first paragraph, the first sentence should read, "...this resolution was similar to the process conducted by the City over the last several years," On page 8, third paragraph, the fourth sentence should read, "Additionally, there have been long term plans for running the extension of Round Lake Boulevard to Highway 10..." The last sentence ofthis paragraph should read, "... the park easement would not line up with any future right-of-way for the Round Lake Boulevard extension." On page 12, second paragraph, the last line should read, "He noted tbat most other homes in the area were built more towards the center of the lots." . Mayor Probst requested the following change to the September 13, 1999 minutes: On page 21, fourth paragraph, the name "Windall" should be changed to "Windle" in two places. ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 12,1999 3 . Mayor Probst requested the following changes to the September 27, 1999 minutes: On page 8, fourth paragraph, second sentence, the word "Northwester" should be changed to "Northwestern." On page 14, third paragraph, the first sentence should read, "Mayor Probst suggested that the Town Hall meeting for next year..." MOTION: Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the September 13,1999 and September 27,1999 Regular Council Meetings, as amended, and the minutes ofthe September 20, 1999 Council Worksession and the October 4, 1999 and October 5, 1999 Special Council Meetings, as submitted. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). CONSENT CALENDAR A. Claims and Payroll B. Resolution #99-34, Authorizing Application for Recycling Grant Funds for 2000 C. Parks & Recreation Committee, Committee Appointees D. Appointment of Mounds View High School Student, Sam Scott, to the Water Quality Task Force With regard to item D ofthe Consent Calendar, Councilmember Malone asked if the Council Liaison to the Water Quality Task Force was aware of this appointment. Councilmember Larson . stated that he had been aware of this appointment. MOTION: Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a motion to approve the Consent Calendar and authorize execution of all necessary documents contained therein. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). PUBLIC COMMENTS Mayor Probst invited those present to come forward and address the Council on any items not already on the agenda. There were no public comments. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. Resolution #99-35, A Resolution Ordering a Feasibility Report in the Matter of the 2000 Street Improvement Project Mr. Stafford explained that, following the rewriting of the City street conditions, the City Engineer and staff had identified certain streets as candidates for improvements in the year 2000. These streets include: . Hamline Avenue between Ingerson Road and Carmon Avenue; . . Ingerson Road between Hamline A venue and Lexington A venue; . Ingerson Court between Ingerson Road and the dead end to the southeast; . Fernwood Avenue between Ingerson Road and Carlton Drive; ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 12, 1999 4 . Fernwood Court between Ingerson Road and the cul-de-sac to the south; . . Carlton Drive between Tiller Lane and Tiller Lane; . Cannon Avenue between Dunlap Street and Hamline Avenue. Mr. Stafford stated that the entire scope of work will depend upon funding sources and the various options that the City may elect to proceed with. These options include items such as possible cul-de-sacs and elimination of certain segments of roadway. Mr. Stafford advised that staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution #99-35, Ordering a Preliminary Feasibility Report in the matter of the 2000 Street Improvement Project. With regard to the list of streets proposed to be considered for improvements in the Resolution, Mayor Probst asked if Carlton Drive between Tiller Lane and Tiller Lane needs to be corrected. Mr. Stafford stated that this information in the Resolution was correct as submitted because of the "U" shape of this street. Mayor Probst noted tl1at the Resolution did not mention the abandonment of the portion of frontage road. He asked if this would be included in tile Feasibility Study. Mr. Stafford stated that this frontage road abandonment will be included in the Feasibility Study. Mr. Post noted a typing error in the proposed Resolution. The Resolution number should be #99- 35, not #99-56. . With regard to the construction of a storm water treatment pond near Trunk Highway 51, Councilmember Larson asked if this treatment pond would essentially deal with tl1e run-off for all of the streets within the improvement project. Mr. Brown stated that this treatment pond will deal with as much run-off as possible. With the proposed abandonment of the street, Mayor Probst asked if it was possible for the storm water treatment pond to be located in this area. Mr. Brown stated that this would be an ideal location. MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Malone seconded a motion to adopt Resolution #99-35, Ordering a Preliminary Feasibility Report in the matter of the 2000 Street Improvement Project. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). B. Payment Request #6, Forest Lake Contracting, West Round Lake Road, Phase I Mr. Brown explained that the City Council had before it pay request #6 for Forest Lake Contracting for work accomplished to date on the West Round Lake Road, Phase I project. This pay request included payment for signal installation, signage, striping and other miscellaneous work completed through September 30,1999. BRW and City staff have conducted a walk through inspection of the project and have provided a final punch list of items for the Contractor . to complete. ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 12, 1999 5 . Mr. Brown advised that the City Engineer recommends approval of payment request #6 in the amount of $30,698.44 to Forest Lake Contracting. A retainage of 5 percent is being hcld for the project. Mayor Probst asked if the project would be completed under budget. Mr. Brown stated that, although there was some additional work to be completed, he did anticipate the project being completed approximately $20,000 to $30,000 under budget. MOTION: Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Larson seconded a motion to approve payment request #6 in the amount of $30,698.44 to Forest Lake Contracting. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). C. Payment Request #1, McClung Drive/Arden Manor Park, Nadeau Utility, Inc. Mr. Brown explained that the City Council had before it pay request #1 for Nadeau Utility, Inc. for the McClung Drive/ Arden Manor Park project. The pay request represented work accomplished primarily at Arden Manor Park. The work accomplished thus far had been good. The City Engineer had some concerns about Nadeau Utility, Inc., however, the Contractor has proven to be diligent. Grading work at Arden Manor Park has been substantially completed and the basketball court surfacing was scheduled to occur October 7, 1999. The contractor has constructed the concrete . pad and footings for the new pavilion, which will be delivered and installed in approximately four weeks. The entire project should be substantially completed within one week, with the exception of the park shelter installation. Work along the McClung Drive ditch has begun, including the construction of a new wooden skimmer adjacent to a pond outlet. As part of the ditch maintenance project, the contractor was able to perform some emergency work which had been discovered as part of a culvert replacement. The culvert had eroded substantially since last spring and the contractor was able to expand the scope of work to include this replacement. Mr. Brown advised tllat the City Engineer recommends approval of pay request # I in the amount of$94,405.68 to Nadeau Utility, Inc. A retainage of 5 percent was being hcld for the project. Councilmember Malone asked if the paperwork for tile land transfer at Arden Manor Mobile Home Park had been completed. Mr. Post stated that Mr. Husnik was having difficulties finding the abstract for the title. City staff had contacted Attorney Filla and was informed that there were other ways to reconstruct the abstract. The cost to prepare this secondary document will be the responsibility ofMr. Husnik. Councilmember Malone stated that be wanted to ensure that this issue was not forgotten. MOTION: Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a . motion to approve payment request #1 in the amount of $94,405.68 to Nadeau Utility, Inc. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 12, 1999 6 . In conjunction witll the pUllch list for additional work on the West Round Lake Road, Phase I project, Councilmember Larson asked if the hump in the road will be looked at. Mr. Brown stated iliat this would be corrected. Councilmember Malone asked irthe McClung Drive project had begun today. Mr. Brown stated that the Contractor had performed some work last week. Councilmember Malone asked if the Contractor was receiving cooperation for access through the townhouse addition property. Mr. Brown stated that the Contractor has not received complete cooperation for access and had decided to gain access through the trail instead. D. Resolution #99-36, Electing to Continue Participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program Under the Metropolitan Livable Communitics Act, Calendar year 2000 Mr. Post explained that Resolution #99-36 represented a continuing commitment by the City of Arden Hills to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Progranl under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act. The goals established for the City have not changed. In prior years, the City's participation in this program has allowed it to take advantage of various grant programs of the Metropolitan Council. These grant funds would not be available to the City of Arden Hills if the City did not participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program. . Mr. Post advised that staff recommends the City COUllcil adopt Resolution #99-36, electing to continue participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under the Metropolitan Communities Act, Calendar year 2000. Mayor Probst stated that adoption of Resolution #99-37, the next item on tllis evening's agenda, was dependent upon adoption of Resolution #99-36. Councilmember Malone asked if the City of Arden Hills was expected to spend a certain amount of money each year with this program. Mr. Post stated that this was correct. He indicated tllat the City had previously committed $1,700 which had been used to deal with blighted housing within the community in order to satisfy the obligation. The most recent case that the City had been involved in was the Steve Nixon property at 1369 Forest Lane. Although the City had been compensated for its out of pocket costs, the City incurred costs in terms of staff time, which more than offset the dollar amount of participation required by the Metropolitan Council. Councilmember Malone asked what the commitment dollar amount will be for the year 2000. Mr. Post stated that the amount of commitment for the year 2000 was $2847.22. MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmembcr Aplikowski seconded a motion to adopt Resolution #99-36, electing to continue participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under the Metropolitan Communities Act, . Calendar year 2000. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 12,1999 7 E. Resolution #99-37, Supporting I-35W Corridor Coalition's LivabIc Community . Demonstration Account Grant Mr. Post explained that the 1-35W Corridor Coalition had submitted a grant to the Metropolitan Council in the amount of $700,000. The Metropolitan Council had set a limit on a per city basis that was aggregated for the seven cities that make up the 1-35W Corridor Coalition. The intent of the grant funds would be to evaluate the impacts of the Coalition's 2020 build-out scenario, and also to investigate transit opportunities within the Coalition througb the use of existing railways in the City of Roseville. Mr. Post advised that staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution #99-37, Supporting l- 35W Corridor Coalition's Livable Community Demonstration Account Grant. As President of the I-35W Corridor Coalition, Mayor Probst encouraged the City Council to support this Resolution. He indicated that Councilmembers Aplikowski and Rem had attended the Metropolitan Council meeting held on Wednesday, October 6,1999. He stated that he had been a participant in a presentation regarding what the Coalition has been doing. The reaction and conversations after the meeting indicated that the Coalition has a very strong chance at being awarded this grant opportunity. Mayor Probst noted that included in the Big Plan being submitted by Governor Ventura, tl1ere was a component which included the search for a project. It would appear that Chair Mondale . and the Metropolitan Council will be called upon to come up with a project. Mayor Probst had made it very clear that the Coalition will be happy to participate in the demonstration project. Councihnember Aplikowski stated that the presentation at the Metropolitan Council meeting had been impressive. She felt that it had been very well received by the Metropolitan Council and she hoped tbat the progress being made by the 1-35W Corridor Coalition will continue. MOTION: Councilmember Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Rem seconded a motion to adopt Resolution #99-37, Supporting 1-35W Corridor Coalition's Livable Community Demonstration Account Grant. The motion carried unanimously (5- 0). ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS Mr. Post stated that the Fairway property had a possible buyer with strong development interest. One item tl1at has been a contentious issue from the Fairway standpoint was that they want some assurances on behalf of the buyer that they will not be in the competitive billboard business and compete with them for the frontage. Mr. Post stated that staff had inlormed them that under the existing zoning of the Gateway Business District this would not be a permitted use. The City stalf has been working on behalf of the buyer to represent to the seller that this should not be a concern to them. . If the sale of this property goes through, Mr. Post stated that tl1e buyer may wish to appear before the City Council at the November 15, 1999, Council Worksession to discuss their vision of development on the site. ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 12, 1999 8 . With regard to the acquisition of the lndykiewicz parcel at Round Lake Road, Phase I, Mr. Post stated that the City of Arden Hills has made an offer to Mr. lndykiewicz for the dirt inventory. Mr. lndykiewicz and his attorney have questioned the quantity calculation of the cubic yards of black dirt. Mr. lndykiewicz's opinion was that if the fill were processed there would be more yards. Per the original purchase agreement, a remedy exists if agreement on this issue cannot be reached. Therefore, both parties will be obligated to go to binding arbitration in the near future. Mr. Post stated that the City staff had recently received a draft copy of the City of New Brighton Comprehensive Plan. The City of Arden Hills has been asked to review the Comprehensive Plan and submit any comments to the City of New Brigbton before the middle of November, 1999. Mr. Post stated that copies of this Comprebensive Plan would be made available to the City Council if they wished to review it. Mr. Post stated that the status of the Old Highway 10 water main had been raised by one of the Councilmembers during a conversation. Mr. Post indicated that City staff was awaiting data from City Engineer Brown prior to conducting an information hearing to identify what potential special assessments may be. Mr. Post anticipated that preliminary assessment information would be mailed in the near future. Mr. Post stated that the Highways 96/10 discussion had been tentatively planned as an agenda item for the next Council W orksession. If there is a consensus among the Councilmembers, the . item will be brought to the October 25, 1999 Council meeting with a recommendation to be forwarded to Ramsey County. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE LIAISON ACTIVITY REPORTS Councilmember Larson stated that, due to extenuating circumstances of a member of the Newsletter Committee, the Committee has delayed publication of the next issue until December, 1999 with the next issue being published in January, 2000. Councilmember Malone suggested that the City Council review the minutes Irom the October 5, 1999 Planning Commission meeting. He stated that Midway National Bank had been approved for a generator with a cedar wood fence for screening. This generator would be obvious from Red Fox Road and staff had recommended a block wall be used for screening. The applicant had been asked the cost difference between the two enclosures and had indicated that tI1e block wall would cost $14,000 more than the cedar wood fence. Therefbre, the Plarming Commission had approved the cedar wood fence, even though the applicant had expressed a willingness to construct the recommended block wall. Councilmember Malone stated that he may not be available to attend the October 25, 1999 Regular Council meeting. . Councilmember Malone stated that he will be resigning tram the City Council as ofthe end of November, 1999. ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 12,1999 9 . Councilmember Rem stated that the Parks and Recreation Committee would be touring the local parks on Saturday, October 16, 1999. Councilmember Rem stated that she would be attending a Human Rights Committee meeting in Shoreview on Wednesday, October 13, 1999. Councilmember Rem stated that she had attended the North Heights church anniversary party last weekend. Councilmember Rem stated that the School Board held a forum on Monday, October II, 1999. She stated that the forum will be broadcast on television channels 13 and 22. An additional forum will be held on Thursday, October 14, 1999 at lrondale High School. Councilmember Rem stated that she will be attending the local government tour of the TCAAP area on Thursday, October 14, 1999. Mayor Probst stated that he would not be available to attend tl1is tour. With regard to the 1-35W Corridor Coalition, Mayor Probst stated that the presentation had gone well and had the desired effect. He indicated that there was a public website available with a password protected database and recommended that anyone who has not seen this database review this website. The database allows a person to look at the entire City and zoom to any parcel. . Mayor Probst stated that the slide presentation was handed out after the meeting to allow the audience to have a follow-up piece from the presentation. As Dave Windle was going through the GIS portion of the presentation, compact disks with the entire Corridor Coalition on them were handed out to the Metropolitan Council Commissioners. He offered tile compact disk he was given to the Councilmembers to review. Councilmember Malone asked if specific software was needed to run the compact disk. Mayor Probst stated that the compact disk contained a demonstration and he believed that special software would not be needed to run it. Mayor Probst stated that the Metropolitan Council meeting had been positive for tile I-35W Corridor Coalition, the City of Arden Hills, and all the other communities involved. Although there had been good attendance, Chair MondaIe had not attended the meeting. The audience stayed through the entire presentation and remained after the meeting was adjourned to discuss the presentation. Mayor Probst thanked Councilmembers Aplikowski and Rem for attending the Metropolitan Council meeting. He felt that the presentation had come together well even though there had not been any rehearsals. If the grant is approved, it will allow the Coalition to perform a build-out study. The goal was to deal with the fact that, if all the communities within the Coalition built- . out according to their future plans, this would result in gridlock of the entire area. The presentation provided a model with other variations of how to make the build-out work and keep the local communities viable. ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 12,1999 10 . Councilmember Malone asked if the triangle project was presented at tile meeting. Mayor Probst stated that this plan had not been presented to the Metropolitan Council. A great number of concerns had been expressed about this plan and the presentation had been redone with a different approach. Councilmember Malone asked if a transit hub had been discussed. Mayor Probst stated that nothing this specific had been presented. However, he believed that there was substantial support on the part of the Coalition for a transit hub. Mayor Probst stated that he had presented the idea of seeking a dedicated funding source for the projects prioritized by the Coalition. He pointed out to the Metropolitan Council that the seven communities which make up the Coalition contribute $16 million dollars to the fiscal Disparity Pool. He felt that this would make the corridor a good candidate for the establishment of a dedicated pool of money to be used in the corridor. COLl11cilmember Malone stated that State Government receives a great deal of income tax from the residents of Arden Hills. He suggested that the Coalition consider a three tenths percent regional gas tax to fund regional transit projects. Mayor Probst stated tbat he had received an invitation for an event being held by Fairlssac on November 2, 1999 from 4:30 until 7:30 p.m., which he may not be able to attend. . Mayor Probst stated that the Metropolitan Council will be presenting its Comprehensive Plan update on November 3, 1999. He indicated that there is a registration fee and suggested that one or two representative of Arden Hills City staff register to attend this presentation. Mayor Probst stated that he had no interest in attending the Community Policing Program being held November 8, through November 10, 1999. He indicated that we have had discussions with the Sheriffs Department and was not sure where the City of Arden Hills should be headed with community policing. Mayor Probst stated that the City of Arden Hills had received a request from the Portable Sanitation Association to adopt a Resolution to include in the Building Code a requirement that all housing projects have a porta-potty on site. He indicated that he had no interest in the City of Arden Hills pursuing this request. Councilmember Malone stated that he believed this was a requirement. Mayor Probst stated that the correspondence suggested that State law does spell out this requirement, however, it is not usually followed. Mayor Probst stated that the TCAAP Legislation has been signed into law. He indicated that Mr. Post had dralled a letter to General Caldera who is the Secretary of the Army. The letter asked for a schedule of when the property will be released. Staff has received a wide range of dates and the City will be working with a consultant to gain a better understanding of the timing issues. . Mayor Probst hoped that the City would be able to stay on schedule for a spring ground breaking for the new City Hall. ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 12,1999 11 . Mayor Probst stated that the City has been receiving a great deal of correspondence regarding code enforcement issues with tile property to the south ofthe current City Hall. He indicated that he was satisfied with how staff has been handling this issue and asked that staff proceed with their current mode of action. Mayor Probst stated that one issue that the City Council has discussed previously was that a home on Noble Street has been converted into a dormitory. In speaking with Mr. Post, it does not appear that the City has many options in the current code. Mayor Probst suggested that the Planning Commission look into this issue. It was his understanding that the residents of the home have been well behaved, however, the neighborhood was frustrated by the number of cars and the fact that virtually tbe entire front yard has been paved. He suggested that the Ordinance be reviewed for restrictions on lot coverage with a bard surface. Councilmember Larson stated that he was surprised that the City Code did not restrict the number of non-related persons living in one house. Mr. Post did not believe that the City Code had this sort of restriction. Councilmember Larson suggested that the possibility of this being added to the City Code be looked into. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that there had been a court case in the City of Saint Paul which dealt with the number of unrelated people living in one home. Councilmember Malone noted that cities do not usually prevail in these types of cases. . Mayor Probst stated that the City of Roseville was receptive to participating with the City of Arden Hills in the Water Quality grant discussed at a previous City Council meeting. He indicated that the dead line to apply for this grant was nearing and suggested that staff pursue this joint effort with the City of Roseville. Mayor Probst stated that he had asked Mr. Post for an update on Code enforcement issues at the next Council Worksession. Additionally, he would want to speak witb Mr. Stafford and Mr. Post regarding the issues being raised by Saint Paul Water Utility. Councilmember Larson stated that the Water Quality Task Force was meeting this evening with a representative from the City of Roseville. Mayor Probst commended the Parks and Recreation Department for the favorable reviews ofthe summer programs. Mayor Probst expressed his appreciation to the City staff and Council for the volunteer picnic held Thursday, September 30, 1999. He indicated that the event went well and there had been some new individuals in attendance. He suggested that this event be held again next year. Councilmember Aplikowski asked if the volunteer picnic had been held at an appropriate time. She indicated that it was difficult for her to attend events that are held at 5 :00 p.m. Mr. Post . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 12, 1999 12 . stated that the intent of the event was to include a dinner and was scheduled around the dinner hour. He indicated that this time works for some, while it does not work for others, given their work schedules. He added that he did not feel that weekends would be appropriate. Councilmember Larson expressed his disappointment that Councilmember Malone would be resigning from the City CounciL He stated that Councilmember Malone will be missed by the Council and the City of Arden Hills for the good work he has done over the years. ADJOURN MOTION: Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m. The motion carried unanimously (5- 0). ~/(~ 1- Terrance R. Post Interim City Administrator NOTICE OF MEETINGS . The next regular City Council meeting will be hcld Monday, October 25, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. at the Arden Hills Council chambers. .