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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — AUGUST 25, 2025 30 Councilmember Holden agrees it is a small amount of money. Park and Go is $8,000. We're almost to a levy point by the time we're done with all the little amounts of money. People can afford trees in our community. It gets to the point where we need to subsidize the people who can't afford it. There aren't many trees in Arden Manor. Those people can't plant trees. Maybe it should be up to the City to start putting more trees elsewhere rather than subsidizing private citizens to do it. Mayor Grant said it is a small amount. We were talking about bonding for millions of dollars and now we're stuck on $6,800. It makes a good statement about tree preservation. He isn't sure what a tree costs and doesn't know if this is a good value or not. For the City it's $6,750. Councilmember Weber said he paid $150 for the trees in his yard vs. $45 for the one from the Tree Trust. Mayor Grant asked how many people purchased trees. City Administrator Jagoe said there were 50 10-gallon trees. Those usually retail for $160-$300 depending on the type of tree. Cost to residents was $45 per tree. Tree Trust subsidized the first year of the program with $5,000. They are proposing 50 to 75 trees this year. Finance Director Yang asked if there are any other assumptions or changes Council would like to see. Councilmember Holden asked about the 751h Anniversary. Councilmember Monson said based on the discussion, it won't be that much money. Councilmember Holden said she has no idea what it will cost. Councilmember Monson said what she had in her mind and then said we're done. Councilmember Monson said she believes she summarized what she heard from everyone. She assumes it will be under $20,000. Councilmember Holden said she has talked to businesses and they are happy to help out. Councilmember Weber asked how much money we have committed from the Gateway fund. City Administrator Jagoe thought it was about $10,000. Mayor Grant said we can carry over 4% of the $20,000 from 2025. Councilmember Rousseau said it can only be spent on marketing. City Administrator Jagoe said Council earmarked $10,000 to the ice swim event and she has heard that event will not be held in 2026. She will bring this discussion back to the September work session to decide how we want to reallocate those funds. Councilmember Holden said it should go to the 75t' Anniversary.