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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — JUNE 23, 2025 10 Councilmember Weber said in his experience the limiting factor for participation is the massive line. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson said the location of the event would be at the Public Works yard space off of Hamline, where it used to be when we partnered with the City of Shoreview. Councilmember Holden said there are places that some of the items on the list can be recycled free of charge. She would like Staff to narrow the list and identify where those items can be taken for free. She said there wasn't a line in Blaine. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson said the only complaint she has heard is that residents don't like driving to Blaine. Mayor Pro Tem Monson directed Staff to narrow the plan and bring this item back. Council agreed to max out the $20,000. Councilmember Holden doesn't want tablets and laptops on the list because there is not guarantee the devices will be wiped clean of resident data. She doesn't want those items to be collected at this event. Mayor Pro Tem Monson said that would be the resident's responsibility. Councilmember Holden understands that, but a lot of people don't understand how to do that. C. 2026 PMP Feasibility Review Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen introduced the 2026 PMP Street Utility improvements project feasibility study. This is a special assessment project. The feasibility study is part of the 429 process. He is seeking Council feedback prior to the final report that will be brought back to Council at a regular meeting for approval. He said Brad Fisher from Bolton and Menk will present a high level summary of the project. Staff will walk through the items they are seeking direction on after the presentation. Brad Fisher, Project Manager with Bolton and Menk said he will discuss the scope and preliminary fees associated with the 2026 PMP project. He said the scope of work is an infrastructure maintenance project. There will be various methods of street pavement rehabilitation. The majority of the project will receive a reclamation and overlay and one of the streets will receive a mill and overlay based on the condition of those pavements. All of the project areas will receive spot concrete curb and gutter replacements if there is significant deterioration or insufficient drainage. There will be some spot storm sewer repairs and water quality infrastructure improvements, including sediment capture devices prior to outlet into the lake. Also included are sanitary sewer repairs and I&I improvements. An area along Highway 96, where there have been some watermain breaks, will be realigned. The watermain runs along the curbline of Highway 96. Repairs require digging into the County Road. They will relocate that watermain to the south. The repair will prevent future breaks but if there were a break or if maintenance was required, it would only impact the trail, not the County Road. Phase 2 of the stormwater BMP pond is a continuation of phase 1 which was an improvement along the