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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—JULY 28, 2025 7 Councilmember Holden inquired if there was any legal way for the City Council to deny this request. City Attorney Bjerkness advised that if the application satisfies all the requirements of City Ordinance, she would recommend the request be approved. Councilmember Rousseau questioned when the EDC would be reviewing the City's business licensing requirements. City Administrator Jagoe stated after speaking with Senior Planner Fransen, she understood the EDC would be addressing this matter in August or September. Mayor Grant opened the public hearing at 7:48 p.m. Paul Tufts, 1127 Amble Drive, supported this request and noted he has not seen any problems with this business in the community. Mayor Grant closed the public hearing at 7:51 p.m. B. 2026 PMP Street and Utility Improvements Project — Improvement Public Hearing Brad Fisher, Bolton & Menk, stated on July 14, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution 2025-047 receiving the feasibility report and calling for a public hearing to consider proposed improvements for the 2026 PMP Street and Utility Improvements Project. Projects involving special assessments generally require two public hearings commonly known as an Improvement Hearing and an Assessment Hearing. The subject hearing for July 28 is the Improvement Hearing. The purpose of the Improvement Hearing is for the City Council to discuss a specific local improvement before ordering it done. The second public hearing is the Assessment Hearing which is scheduled after the project has received contractor bids to provide property owners with an opportunity to express concerns about the actual special assessments. Mr. Fisher provided further information regarding the scope of work that would be completed, which included pavement resurfacing, watermain improvements as well as storm sewer and water quality improvements. The proposed trail improvements and trail resurfacing that would occur were described. He commented on the resident input he has received to date, noting the common themes. He discussed preliminary costs, noting how the project would be funded, which included special assessment. He further reviewed the project schedule and requested the Council hold a public hearing for this project. Councilmember Holden asked that the next time Mr. Fisher provides the Council with a presentation, that he also include the cost for the total reconstruction of a street. She discussed how the City Council was working to address street repairs before streets required a total reconstruction. Councilmember Monson commented on the cost breakdown noting the City would be paying for $1.1 million of the costs and $931,000 will be assessed. She asked how accurate staff believed the project estimate was.