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2 • Arden Hills Notes • Aug/Sept 20252 • Arden Hills Notes • Aug/Sept 2025 <br />Service Directory <br />City Hall <br />1245 West Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br />cityofardenhills.org <br />651-792-7800 <br />Office Hours <br />Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. <br />Sheriff and Fire <br />911 - Emergency and Non-Emergency <br />Water and Sewer Problems <br />(During non-business hours) <br /> 651-767-0640 <br />Mayor <br />David Grant • 651-538-0747 <br />dgrant@cityofardenhills.org <br />City Councilmembers <br />Brenda Holden • 651-636-2987 <br />bholden@cityofardenhills.org <br />Emily Rousseau • 651-792-7856 <br />erousseau@cityofardenhills.org <br />Tena Monson • 612-758-0695 <br />tmonson@cityofardenhills.org <br />Kurt Weber • 651-792-7857 <br />kweber@cityofardenhills.org <br />City Administrator <br />Jessica Jagoe • 651-792-7810 <br />jjagoe@cityofardenhills.org <br />Sr. Communications Coordinator <br />Laura Michlig • 651-792-7817 <br />lmichlig@ardenhills.org <br /> <br />Resident Resources <br />cityofardenhills.org/resident-resources <br />Council meetings are held at City Hall on <br />the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at <br />7 p.m. Council meetings, Work Sessions <br />and Planning Commission meetings are <br />televised live on Cable Channel 16. Visit <br />cityofardenhills.org for information about <br />archived meeting playbacks. <br />Arden Hills Notes is the official newsletter of <br />the City of Arden Hills, an equal-opportunity <br />employer. <br />districts; modernizing the list of uses that are allowed in each district; <br />discussing standards around parking, outdoor lighting and signage; and <br />streamlining City procedures for <br />processing and approving land use <br />applications. <br />How can residents and businesses <br />provide input? <br />The City has created a project web <br />page to share the materials that have <br />been developed for the Planning <br />Commission and City Council. In <br />addition, HKGi has created a brief <br />survey to collect feedback around <br />a handful of topics that will be <br />addressed in the updated codes. The <br />survey will be open through the end <br />of October. <br />What is the timeline for completion? <br />Throughout the fall, HKGi will be <br />drafting and revising the code <br />language in coordination with City <br />staff, the Planning Commission and <br />the City Council. A full draft of the <br />updated codes will be made available <br />for public comment. Consideration and adoption of the new zoning and <br />subdivision language is expected before the end of 2025. <br />For more information on zoning and subdivision codes, visit <br />cityofardenhills.org/zoning-updates <br />Share your thoughts. Take the Zoning and Subdivision Code Survey at <br />www.surveymonkey.com/r/YRDH6NC <br />Rice Creek Commons Update, continued <br />Additionally, during the August 4 meeting, the Commissioners heard an <br />update from their sustainability consultants at LHB on the pursuit of LEED <br />for Communities certification for Rice Creek Commons. LEED is a globally <br />recognized standard that establishes benchmarks for energy efficiency and <br />sustainability. Achieving this certification will guide the project in meeting <br />its ambitious energy and environmental goals while ensuring accountability <br />through independent third-party verification. The consultants have stated <br />that this planning certification is an “attraction” to development for the <br />public, developers and builders. These initiatives follow the action of the <br />JDA’s previously adopted clean energy policy: “Rice Creek Commons seeks <br />to be an all-electric, carbon-free development and the JDA directs staff to <br />identify steps to implement this policy and provide updates to the JDA.” <br />The JDA – in partnership with the City of Arden Hills and Ramsey County – <br />is committed to advancing this significant development opportunity at <br />Rice Creek Commons and achieving our shared vision of a sustainable <br />development that creates economic prosperity and much-needed housing. <br />Zoning and Subdivision Code Review, continued