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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — AUGUST 25, 2025 13 Mayor Grant said not in 2026 but sometime in the future. If Cummings is just not in the plan at all, scratch that idea. Councilmember Rousseau would like to see us look at an additional playground structure, instead of replacing a pavilion. Councilmember Monson is fine with leaving it out and focusing on some shade potential or expansion of the playground. There are no trees on the south side of the park. Councilmember Rousseau said we could place a dedicated tree there in the near future. Mayor Grant said the best time to plant a tree was yesterday. Finance Director Yang said based on Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen's review of PMP projects, the 2028 PMP could be split into two separate projects. One could occur in 2028 and the other would be in 2030. This would mean pushing the 2030 project back to 2032, with the 2032 project being pushed to 2034, and so forth. This change would yield a Fund Balance improvement of approximately $3.5 million over the next 10-years. Finance Director Yang shared a list of infrastructure projects in 2026 that provide the new project amounts. Councilmember Holden asked how much the City owes for the Old Highway 10 Trail. The packet information says $4.5 million. She wants to know what the City's portion of that is. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said $1.27 million. Mayor Grant said that is an estimate, not a bid. That assumes the County is 50150 with us, plus receipt of a Safe Route to School grant. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen confirmed. That is two $1 million grants and Ramsey County confirmed they will propose that match in their TIP. Councilmember Rousseau asked what was being taken out of 2028 to reduce the amount by $1.5 million. Finance Director Yang said it is splitting the 2028 PMP into two separate projects in 2028 and 2030. The cost increased slightly, with timing and inflation. Councilmember Weber said it appears to be about $400,000 in estimated increase. He wondered if there is a buffer built in for additional inflation or construction cost increases. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said it captures everything he anticipated. He tried to stay conservative on the high end. Councilmember Holden asked which year will be the commercial property improvements. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said it was originally 2030. It has been shifted to 2032.