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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — JUNE 24, 2024 5 Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen explained he was uncertain what Councilmember Holden and Mayor Grant were referring to. Councilmember Monson stated whatever the City has in place now, may be fine, but noted an update may be required to address the vision for the community going forward. Councilmember Fabel questioned how ongoing investment relates to the prospect of Johanna Boulevard trail or Snelling Boulevard trail. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen explained the City has taken the lead on the Old Highway 10 project and the County has taken the lead on the Johanna Boulevard trail. He indicated these were competing projects that had pursued separate grant opportunities. Mayor Grant stated there was some value in going through the current Parks Master Plan, especially to provide updates to the trail connections. He understood there were two costly trail sections that needed to be completed. Councilmember Rousseau indicated she supported the City Council completing a Parks Master Plan. She questioned why the Mounds View High School has not created an SRTS plan in the past. Mr. McGarvey stated he was uncertain why this had not been completed by the school. He reported the trail along Lake Valentine Road was successful without a SRTS plan. Councilmember Rousseau explained she would be interested in sharing the results from the SRTS grant funding with the school along with discussing how important support from the school district would be to the City. Councilmember Holden stated the City may be asking for too much right now. She did not believe the City would receive any funding because all of the asks did not look appropriate. She commented on how the upcoming election may impact future funding requests. She questioned how many residents south of I-694 were walking to the high school. Mr. McGarvey indicated he did not have the numbers in front of him, but noted the project scored well relative to the broader scope of the project and that there would be a connection to Arden Manor. Councilmember Holden asked how much of this roadway was considered City versus County. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen reported all of the roadway was owned by the County. Mayor Grant commented in the more detailed write up, the County's contribution for this project was to be $500,000, but the County was not able to make this commitment. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen explained the County's policy states they will match 50% of the overall costs for a project, however, at this time, they did not have funding to meet their policy, which meant the County would be providing $550,000 for this project.