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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—NOVEMBER 18, 2024 7 Councilmember Rousseau recommended the tennis courts in the Hill neighborhood park be eliminated in order to make space for pickleball courts. Councilmember Monson suggested the number of parking spaces be considered within the Hill park to ensure it could support parking for six pickleball courts. Councilmember Rousseau asked if the sand volleyball court should be reconsidered. Mr. Shearen stated he was going to propose another use for this space. He commented further on his recommendations for the three parks within TCAAP. Councilmember Monson questioned if a skate park or ninja obstacle course should be considered. She inquired if Bolton & Menk should go back and revise the plans based on the recommendations and based on the discussion from the Council before the Council further discussed the park options. She stated she would be open to this. Councilmember Rousseau indicated the Council has a gap when it comes to capturing the history of this site. Councilmember Fabel stated he supported Councilmember Monson's suggestion to have Bolton & Menk reconsider the park plans and noted this was in alignment with the paragraph three in the memorandum of understanding. Councilmember Holden commented the plans can be revised, but she supported the Council providing input on if the soccer field should remain, or if this park would have a full sized basketball court. She suggested the Council provide more feedback on where the inclusive park should be considered. Ms. Kvilvang supported the Council having an idea on the bigger picture items that would be included in these parks. She explained Alatus will hire designers for the neighborhood parks with the City's contractors to work on the final details for these parks. Councilmember Rousseau indicated she had an interest in a dog park. She recommended native landscaping opportunities be pursued for each of these parks. She reported she was interested in an amphitheater. Mayor Grant stated he supported the amphitheater moving forward as well. Councilmember Holden asked if the County could be asked to put a dog park within the gray area. She noted the wildlife corridor was another great amenity within this development and she recommended the City work with the County to take advantage of this natural greenspace. Mr. Shearen commented he has a huge team of landscape architects that would assist with designing these parks. He requested the Council provide him with high level amenities and noted he could then work with his staff to layout the parks with the proposed amenities. Councilmember Rousseau stated she had some concerns with the cost of maintaining a hockey rink. She questioned if the City should be focusing on using the waterway space versus having a hockey rink in a City park.