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