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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — MARCH 20, 2023 10 <br />City Administrator Perrault didn't recall them doing a city-wide survey at that time, but he <br />could check on it. <br />Councilmember Monson said she was concerned about the money and time it would take to do a <br />survey. She thought asking people to complete two surveys was a hurdle. <br />Councilmember Rousseau said most of the work on the handout was done by resident Andrew <br />Albano and she hoped the survey could be done internally by the Communications Coordinator <br />next year. <br />City Administrator Perrault said if they were going to do it internally he would like to give staff <br />a long runway to organize it, so next year would be appropriate. <br />Mayor Grant felt a survey had value for such things as parks and rec, snowplowing, other city <br />services, etc. If you use the same survey over a period of time you can see trends. He asked if <br />they would like to talk more about it at the Council retreat in May. <br />Councilmember Rousseau said she would. <br />4. INFORMATION ITEMS AGENDA ITEMS <br />A. Landscaping Maintenance — West of TH-10 <br />Mayor Grant said Ramsey County would be replacing some dead plantings on Highway 10 <br />west of Highway 96. They are supposed to maintain that section but haven't done a good job. <br />Could they agree that the County install the new plantings and the City maintain them. <br />Council was in agreement. <br />B. 2023 Public Works Maintenance Plan <br />Councilmember Fabel wondered why there wasn't anything about pickleball in the plan. <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen explained that they have been actively <br />switching courts over to add pickleball courts but the maintenance was crack sealing, repainting <br />and restriping. Last year pickleball courts were added to Hazelnut and Freeway Parks, and they <br />will be added to Floral and Arden Manor Parks this year. The revised matrix that is in the Parks <br />and Rec guide shows pickleball at the respective parks. <br />Councilmember Monson said there was an article in the Pioneer Press about climate change <br />affecting how much snow we may be getting in the future and that cities may have to add more <br />sand and salt to their budgets. <br />Councilmember Holden asked if they could get a list of which parks/trails the PTRC has adopted <br />and what they should look for so they report it to the city on a regular basis. <br />