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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 9 Mayor Grant thinks the County doing the Spine Road has it's advantages. The County is in control of everything, including the scheduling. John Mazzitello confirmed. Councilmember Rousseau said she has residents reaching out to her about the roundabout at Lindy's. The vegetation looks terrible. There were pollinators were planted but there is an off - cycle with the folks that were cutting it. Is there a way to connect and discuss what's happening? John Mazzitello asked if she was talking about the center of the roundabout. Councilmember Rousseau confirmed. She said we didn't put the irrigation system in there. John Mazzitello said in the early stages of that project there was a group who was going to voluntarily landscape that area and that fell through. He will give Staff the contact information for the Forestry Department and see if there is anything that can be done. There is a safety concern with vegetation in the center of the roundabout. Whatever is in the middle of the roundabout is supposed to block the oncoming headlights. It has to be of a certain height. That would be the only criteria they would ask for. Ramsey County maintenance crews don't have the capability to manage landscape. Mayor Grant said he was approached by a resident in regards to installing a trail that goes around the west side of Mounds View High School. It's been on the County's plan for a long time. He wondered what is happening with that trail. Staff brought up the GIS map and discussion ensued regarding the location of this proposed trail. Mayor Grant said there are residents who remember this. It would be a picturesque trail and would connect to Chatham and Benton Way and the Fairwood neighborhood. He believes it is on County property. John Mazzitello said if a trail is not in a right-of-way, it doesn't belong to Public Works. That would be a Parks and Recreation trail. He would be happy to forward the question to the Parks and Rec department and ask where they are at with that project. B. 2026 CIP & Operating Budget Discussion Finance Director Yang said the 2026-2030 CIP has been discussed at the past several work sessions. The list of projects to be completed in 2026 hasn't had many changes over the past couple of sessions. Equipment has not changed. Finance Director Yang said at the last work session Council directed Staff to provide additional levy and/or bonding scenarios related to the PIR Fund. She pointed out where Councilmembers could find a recap of the scenarios in the packet. The first set of scenarios assumes no bonding and the PMP project expenditures are shifted. The 2028 PMP will be split into two separate projects. One in 2028 and the other in 2030. The 2030 project will shift to 2032 with 2032 shifting to 2034 and so on.