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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—APRIL 8, 2024 3 <br /> Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson explained the County requires food <br /> trucks to follow City requirements, which meant food trucks could not park on right-of-way or <br /> City streets. <br /> Councilmember Monson supported eliminating the licensing requirement for commercial food <br /> trucks. She indicated she was not opposed to tracking food trucks in residential neighborhoods, <br /> but noted there were only four in 2022 and three in 2023. While she understood the concern, she <br /> was of the opinion food trucks were a non-issue in residential neighborhoods at this time. <br /> Councilmember Rousseau stated Arden Hills was a complaint-based City. She reported <br /> Shoreview, Roseville and New Brighton do not register or license food trucks and therefore she <br /> did not believe it was necessary for Arden Hills to license or register food trucks. <br /> Councilmember Holden stated there were 44 food trucks in 2023. <br /> Councilmember Monson indicated this was true but noted only a few of the food trucks were <br /> hosted at a residential property and the remainder were food truck that were hosted by <br /> commercial properties. <br /> Councilmember Holden reported she could support doing away with permitting, licensing <br /> and/or registering residential food trucks in the City. <br /> Council consensus was to recommend the City not license or register residential food trucks in <br /> Arden Hills and that only Ramsey County Health licenses be required. <br /> C. Lake Johanna Fire Department Discussion <br /> City Administrator Perrault stated for the past few years, the Lake Johanna Fire Department <br /> (LJFD)has been in discussions with its three cities, Arden Hills,North Oaks, and Shoreview, on a <br /> new fire station. This project was the result of a needs study done in 2018. The study identified a <br /> piece of property on Pine Tree Drive in Arden Hills as the ideal location. Since the study, the <br /> department and the cities have acquired the land and completed the design of the station. The <br /> department and cities also worked cooperatively to receive $6.6 million in State funding for the <br /> station construction. The board is recommending the station be constructed in 2025, and next <br /> steps are to figure out how to finance the station. Early estimates of the station in 2018 put the <br /> cost around $13 million, today the cost is estimated to be between $20 million and $25 million in <br /> total. Currently, Arden Hills' share of expenses for LJFD are approximately 25 percent; the City's <br /> share of the project would be the total, less State funding, and we would be responsible for 25 <br /> percent of the costs. For example, if the station were to cost $23 million, the cities would be <br /> responsible for$16.4 million and the AH share would be $4.1 million. <br /> City Administrator Perrault reported in order to unlock the State money, the cities need to <br /> decide and have secured their share of the project. It is anticipated that bonding will be needed for <br /> the project, and the question remains how will those bonds be structured i.e. one city bonding for <br /> the entire project and the other cities agreeing to pay that city their portion of the debt service or <br /> each city individually bonding for their share. The advantage of having one city bond for the <br /> project is it would lower initial issuance cost of the bonds, the cities could take advantage of a low <br /> interest rate (Arden Hills and Shoreview are both AAA rated), and it would streamline the debt <br /> service payment coming from one City for the bonding versus three. The City Attorney has <br />