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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — MAY 27, 2025 13 Councilmember Rousseau asked if there is any way for them to communicate that to the cities when they hear about something like this. Just a communication stating there was no prior knowledge and we don't know what happened afterwards. Undersheriff Ramacher asked how she would suggest that be communicated. Councilmember Rousseau said at the monthly meeting with the City Managers. Councilmember Weber asked if he could describe the incident, he hadn't heard about this prior. Undersheriff Ramacher said all he knows is it was somewhere in the area of 35W and County Road E2. He doesn't know the exact location or business. There was a jump out, several people were taken into custody, officers were described as wearing raid gear and that's all he knows. Councilmember Weber sought clarification. People jumped out of one vehicle and surrounded another vehicle and pulled people out. Undersheriff Ramacher didn't know if they surrounded a vehicle or went into a business. He didn't know all of the circumstances. Councilmember Monson asked if they were labeled. Undersheriff Ramacher said he didn't know. They should be. For officer safety, we would hope they were labeled. RCSO doesn't often get pre -notification when Federal Agents do their work. They would like to be notified but it's not uncommon that they don't let RCSO know ahead of time. It's also not common that Federal Agents are doing business in our contract cities. Mayor Grant again thanked RCSO for coming in to provide more information on Flock. Council recessed the work session at 6:53 pm. Council reconvened the work session at 8:55 pm. B. Public Works Design Manual — Lighting Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen introduced the discussion regarding the Public Works Design Manual Lighting Pallet. Arden Hills Public Works has a design manual. The TCAAP Redevelopment Code (TRC) references this design manual. It references a Lighting Pallet within that manual, that does not exist today. He has been working with Xcel, who provides the electrical for the City, to see what they provide for luminaires and pole styles. He has looked at what Xcel provided and compared it to the TRC. He has narrowed it down to what is acceptable for lanterns and pole styles, relative to streets and trails. He shared the cost estimates. He noted the budget impact portion of the memo has cost estimates for the lighting type and combination. There are two payment options. There is a pre -pay option and a standard service. The pre -pay option has a higher initial cost for installation but there is a lower monthly rate. After 25-years, if anything goes wrong with the pole, even if the just the lamp goes out, we would be required to do a full replacement with full cost to the City. That would start another 25-year timer. With the standard service, there is a lower initial installation, higher monthly rate but it has a full