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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—MAY 28, 2024 3 Councilmember Monson questioned if the City has spoken to Ramsey County regarding this situation. City Administrator Perrault reported he reached out to Scott Yonke, Ramsey County Parks Planning and Development Director, and he believed they were willing to consider a line running through the park land, but that they don't have the timeframe to do it right now. He understood the property had to be closed on at the end of this month and the County preferred to push the line discussion off until after the property had closed. He indicated the County was more amenable to the park land, but an easement would still have to be negotiated with the DMV or the surplus site. He stated the concern with pushing the line talks to after the property closing was there was no guarantee for Maplewood Development Company that Ramsey County would allow lines through the park. Councilmember Holden questioned if the County was still planning to construct a park building at the trailhead of the park and where the County would be getting water and sewer for this building. City Administrator Perrault commented that the line solution through the park would solve this problem, but the trailhead was conceptual at this time and the County does not have concrete plans in place. Councilmember Monson stated it appears this was a timing issue. City Administrator Perrault indicated this was the case but noted there was no guarantee that Ramsey County would be willing to allow the lines after the closing. Mayor Grant was of the opinion this was a timing issue as well. However, he understood Mr. Cocchiarella could not close on this property without understanding how the site would be served by water and sewer. Councilmember Holden asked if the applicant had spoken to the city of Shoreview. Mr. Cocchiarella reported Option 4 would have him going to Shoreview and a lift station would have to be built. He anticipated Shoreview would not be amenable to this request. Councilmember Holden inquired if the pipes in Shoreview were large enough to serve the Primer Tracer site. Mr. Cocchiarella stated the pipes were the correct size. Councilmember Fabel questioned how the building on the site was served by water and sewer. Mr. Cocchiarella indicated this was a great question, but noted the buildings no longer had water and sewer available to them. Councilmember Monson requested further information regarding the easement that would be required.