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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – MAY 27, 2025 16 <br /> <br />Mayor Grant said we also want to factor in that we want TCAAP to look nice. Beauty is in the <br />eye of the beholder. He knows these fiberglass are popular but they don’t really have a quality <br />look to them. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden agrees. They look like plastic. <br /> <br />City Administrator Jagoe said if Council cares about the color, only some of the fixtures come <br />in federal green. So if Council prefers green vs. black or bronze, there are color distinctions <br />within the pole/fixtures. <br /> <br />Councilmember Monson would prefer to have a nicer looking one but she doesn’t know who’s <br />paying for it. If it’s not us, do the nicer looking one. If it is us, she’d have to re-think it. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden said it shouldn’t be us. <br /> <br />Councilmember Weber asked if there is any specific need for trail lighting anywhere in the City. <br />What we do here is going to apply, at least until it gets amended. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden said this the TRC. <br /> <br />Councilmember Weber said it is applicable to the entire City. <br /> <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen confirmed. It will be in the Public Works <br />Design Manual, which is referenced in the TRC. No amendments are needed in the TRC. <br /> <br />Councilmember Weber said it doesn’t have to be permanent. It could just last through the initial <br />development. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked which type of base would be easier for Public Works to maintain <br />around it when mowing. <br /> <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen noted there wasn’t really a difference. He <br />wanted to add that within the TRC it states that lighting should be provided along the spine road, <br />collector and collector wooded trails. The language should be provided and it will be up to the <br />JDA to decide if it is included in those designs. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden said that’s a county road we can’t put lights there. <br /> <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said we can. They just are clear that it’s the <br />City’s responsibility. <br /> <br />Councilmember Weber would support federal green, in any style with the aluminum pole, at <br />least temporarily until Rice Creek Commons can take hold. We aren’t putting lights in anywhere <br />else. We could always re-address this later. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden likes the Columbus, in either black or dark brown. She likes that they <br />are 15 feet tall. <br /> <br />Councilmember Monson is okay with that. She asked if Council likes the traditional lantern.