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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—APRIL 22, 2024 7 <br /> Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen stated the timing for this may have to be <br /> with the grant funding. He questioned if an amendment could be considered for the cooperative <br /> agreement. He explained the Council wanted to see the maintenance agreement prior to fully <br /> committing to the project. <br /> Ms. Tucker explained she would have to consult with her staff and could get back to the City <br /> Council and staff. <br /> Councilmember Monson stated she fully supported the proposed projects, noting the City would <br /> be making a great investment in its parks. She appreciated the State grant funding that would <br /> assist the City in making these projects possible. While she understood there would be a long- <br /> term maintenance cost, she supported the City taking advantage of the grant funding. <br /> Councilmember Rousseau questioned what timeline was to approve this project in order to <br /> secure grant funding. <br /> Ms. Tucker stated the opportunity for grant funding was not time sensitive. She indicated the <br /> City had time to further discuss the maintenance costs prior to approving the projects. <br /> Councilmember Rousseau requested Ms. Tucker provide the Council with an example of a plan <br /> that was utilized in another community. <br /> Ms. Tucker reported she had a number of natural resource management plans that could be <br /> provided to the Council that would provide cost estimates for maintenance as well as the type of <br /> information that would be provided at the start of the project. <br /> Councilmember Rousseau stated this would be beneficial information for the Council. <br /> Councilmember Holden indicated she really needed to know how much the maintenance cost <br /> would be for the City for the next 10 years. While she supported these projects moving forward, <br /> she also understood the City had other parks that needed maintenance as well. <br /> Councilmember Fabel stated these projects made a lot of sense. He appreciated the fact the City <br /> could make some great improvements to its parks through the assistance of professionals and <br /> State grant funding. He believed it would be in the City's best interest to properly maintain these <br /> parks once the initial work was done. <br /> Councilmember Rousseau commented the entire PTRC recommended the City Council move <br /> forward with these projects. <br /> Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen explained he would work with staff from <br /> Great River Greening and provide Council with documentation on the long-term maintenance <br /> estimates. <br /> Mayor Grant recessed the worksession at 6:54 p.m. <br /> Mayor Grant reconvened the worksession 8:00 p.m. <br /> C. Recycling Discussion <br />