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Public Works Director/City EngineerArden Hills Service Directory 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112-5734 www.cityofardenhills.org 651-792-7800 Office Hours Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sheriff and Fire 911 Water and Sewer Problems (During non-business hours) 651-767-0640 Mayor David Grant 651-538-0747 dgrant@cityofardenhills.org Councilmembers Brenda Holden 651-636-2987 bholden@cityofardenhills.org Fran Holmes 651-631-1866 fholmes@cityofardenhills.org Dave McClung 651-332-0352 dmcclung@cityofardenhills.org Steve Scott 651-604-0919 sscott@cityofardenhills.org City Administrator Dave Perrault 651-792-7824 dperrault@cityofardenhills.org Communications Coordinator Gretchen Needham 651-792-7817 gneedham@cityofardenhills.org Communications Committee Council Liaison Steve Scott Council meetings are held at City Hall on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 7:00 p.m. Meetings are televised live on Cable Channel 16. Meetings of the Planning Commission are televised as well. Please visit cityo- fardenhills.org for information about archived meeting playbacks. Arden Hills Notes is the official news- letter of the City of Arden Hills, an equal-opportunity employer. Todd Blomstrom was officially hired as the Arden Hills Public Works Director/City Engineer in February of this year, but was with the city prior as a consultant. Todd brings a solid background to the job. He has a Bachelors and Masters degree in engineering from the University of Minnesota and 20 years of experience as a licensed professional engineer. Todd has previously served as Public Works Director for two metro area cities and recently returned home to Minnesota after serving as a public works director for a county government in Colorado. Todd is currently focused on capital improvement planning, project delivery, staff development, and performance measures for the public works department. Ice Rink and Warming House Hours Brave the cold temperatures, lace up your skates and visit one of Arden Hills’ four outdoor skating rinks. Due to COVID-19, the warming houses at our ice rinks will be closed to the public, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying one of Minnesota’s most popular winter pastimes! There will be picnic tables available outside at each location. We hope to see you out skating this winter! The city’s ice rinks will open December 7, pending weather conditions. Cummings (Ice rink attendant only on duty Friday-Sunday; push light available on site), Freeway, Hazelnut and Perry Park will have an ice rink attendant on duty during the following times: Monday – Friday 4:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday 12:00-8:30 p.m. Sunday 1:00-7:00 p.m. Call the weather hotline at 651- 792-7841, to learn of rink closures, ice skating program and activity cancellations. Truth-in-Taxation Hearing Scheduled for December 14 The city will hold a Truth-in- Taxation Hearing on Monday, December 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. See the city website for meeting information. The 2021 General Fund expenditure budget is proposed at $5,212,980. The preliminary tax levy increase is set at 4.25%, which equates to a tax levy of $4,311,090. Based on the preliminary values, the city’s share of property taxes would increase by $34 annually on a median valued home, which is projected to value $387,500 in 2021. The proposed levy increase goes to support the following: • Increases in Public Safety contracts • Reduced use of fund balance • Projected wage and benefit increases