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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 28, 2025 12 He stated when this action is taken at the last minute, the Council is relying on the public works director and the developer. He reported it turns out the trail was going to be more expensive than originally thought. He stated this matter was now being brought back to the Council given how much more the trail was going to cost. He did not believe this reflected poorly on the Public Works Director or the developer. He explained he was looking at this as a project that would benefit the City in a lot of different ways and he sees an opportunity to get a trail segment on a portion of North Snelling. He stated if the Council did not want to spend the additional funds on Old Snelling, the City did not have to do this. Rather, the dollars could be used on parks. However, the dollars were available to closely fund this gap. He was of the opinion a north south connection from Roseville to Highway 96 was important and the City was close to achieving that. Councilmember Weber stated the word he used was conflate, and that the discussion was again conflating the two trails. He pointed out again, that the funding the City would lose from agreeing to this could take away funding from Old Highway 10 and giving it to the developer. He explained to Councilmember Holden's point that she reached out to the Public Works Director regarding a grade separated trail. He did not believe anyone driving through this area would state this was a super easy trail. He reiterated that the developer was readily agreeable to building this trail within the original agreement. He explained when he asked for affordable housing he was a City Councilmember and was no longer serving on the Planning Commission. Councilmember Holden called for a point of order stating she felt like she was being attacked. Councilmember Weber stated he was responding to Councilmember Holden's comment. Mayor Grant encouraged the Council to speak for themselves. Councilmember Monson reported she was not confused about the cost for the trail. In her mind, this was what the City was going to do for the PUD, whether or not it was because this was a PUD or because of the extra density. She recommended the developer pay for the entirety of the trail and that the $1.2 million be used for the Old Highway 10 trail. She explained she could support the City Council having further discussions about the cap. She indicated the $90,000 was not acceptable to her. Councilmember Holden questioned where the $90,000 came from. City Administrator Jagoe deferred this question to the applicant, noting this number came from the applicant through this narrative. Councilmember Holden stated she came up with the trail idea and the Council supported it. She commented further on how she proposed the trail and that costs were not fully understood at that time. She indicated she works to try and get a public benefit out of every PUD. She recommended the $1.2 million be put in the City coffers and not be allotted for any one project. She stated the developer agreed to complete the proposed trail along with the trail to the Ukrainian project. MOTION: Mayor Grant moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to adopt Resolution #2025-040 — Amending City Resolution 2025-007 to revise Condition 28 in the conditions of approval of a Master and Final Planned Unit Development and Conditional Use Permit for Lot 1, Block 1 for the Arden Heights Addition.