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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — OCTOBER 17, 2022 7 City Administrator Perrault commented that they could send a letter making it clear the plantings are on City property and if they need to be taken down or moved it would be at the homeowner's expense. Mayor Grant said he would like to walk the trail and see the property first. Councilmember Holden said she is seeing more rental properties and there are some cities that only allow a certain number of rentals. She thought they might want to consider finding out the limits. City Administrator Perrault said staff is working to bring a discussion on short-term rentals to Council. Councilmember Scott asked if the parking issues on Grant were still happening. City Administrator Perrault responded that the Sheriff has issued citations the last two weekends, he hasn't had any complaints since then. Councilmember Holmes stated she attended a Ramsey County Legal Government meeting/call where they talked about homelessness and encampments. She thought they might want to have a checklist or policy in the case that it becomes a problem. Mayor Grant asked staff to put that as an item on a future work session. Councilmember Holden wondered if they could have another meeting with Ramsey County about Lake Johanna Boulevard or brainstorm some ideas to give to the County. She would like to see a speed bump or something else for safety. Councilmember Holmes thought they could possibly do some different striping. Mayor Grant suggested they put in a couple of stop signs. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said the County will not allow a speed bump on a County road. Bollards are a maintenance issue. Mayor Grant said the Council should send ideas to the City Administrator who can compile a list of ideas and share it with the County. Mayor Grant noted there is a cracked bucket swing at Freeway Park. He thanked Public Works for rebuilding a mailbox structure that had been broken during snowplowing operations. Mayor Grant said staff is checking on political signs that have been taken down along Old Highway 10. Community Development Director Jagoe mentioned that Mr. Ali has requested the closing for 3588 Ridgewood Road be pushed back to on or before December 15 to allow time for his variance to be reviewed.