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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — MAY 27, 2025 22 Councilmember Holden asked what the is difference between 0.75 and a million gallons. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said the $7 million came from an estimate in 2022. At that time there was one water tower being built in the south metro where it was $7 million for a million -gallon tower. Councilmember Monson asked what we are waiting for. Is it just confirming the old data? Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said he would propose to add that scope of work to the additional modeling that they will be doing for the altitude valve. We could include additional scope to do the hydrant testing to support the model. Councilmember Monson is interested in the information Finance Director Yang found. Finance Director Yang said the Water Fund is at $3.3 million as of the end of 2024. It is in a healthy fund balance position. Councilmember Holden asked how much the meters will cost. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said the meters are right around $1.5 million. That is a separate discussion. If we're going to improve our meters we should have that decided before we start installing meters. We've been watching the replacements and there isn't a spike. It's been steady for replacement and repairs. The meters are around 30 years old and are at the end of their useful service life. We just aren't experiencing the failure rate you may typically expect. We need a whole new metering system for TCAAP. He wouldn't want to put outdated meters up there, only to have to replace them in a short while. He would like to do some research on newer technologies. Councilmember Monson summarized there is roughly $1.8 million left in the Fund after the meters. She asked if he wants to take the $250,000 for engineering services and add scope to test the water. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen thinks the additional scope would fall within the $250,000. Council agreed to move forward with the additional scope. D. 75th Anniversary Planning Subcommittee Discussion This item was not discussed. E. Twin Cities Gateway Funding Discussion Mayor Grant had a conversation with Twin Cities Gateway and they said the City could retain a little bit, because you can't spend every dollar by the end of the year. He said the City could maintain 20%. We could earmark that 20% for the 75ffi Anniversary.