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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — DECEMBER 8, 2025 5 Councilmember Holden asked what was brought forward at the open house that might have changed anything. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said the there were display boards at the open house that outlined where we are anticipating to have impacts, specifically if they will be working in residents' yards for curb replacement or catch basin repairs. There aren't a lot of impacts with this project. They will stay pretty much within the curbs. There was no feedback from the open house that changed the plan for this project. Councilmember Weber and Councilmember Monson support an abbreviated presentation. Councilmember Rousseau asked if there was any feedback at the open house about neighborhood communication regarding timelines and such. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said communication is good for residents who opened and read the mailers. The website is up to date. We will continue to send notices out and will add a notice in the newsletter when the assessment piece comes up. Councilmember Holden said more communication is needed because she heard a lot of basic questions being asked at National Night Out. Mayor Grant would like a brief presentation and spin into the Karth Lake discussion. Brad Fisher from Bolton and Menk said he will hit each of his slides with a very brief overview and then he'll highlight the areas where they have developed a little more information since the last time Council saw it. He said in regards to specific questions related to construction, they just don't have those answers yet. Those timelines will be established once the project is bid and we have a contractor on board. Mr. Fisher said there will be a pavement rehabilitation. One street will be a mill and overlay and the rest of the streets will get a reclamation and full depth resurfacing. The deciding factor for that was based on geotechnical investigation that was completed. There will be spot rehabilitations and casting replacements for the sanitary sewer improvements. They are doing trenchless improvements, where they can. Watermain improvements include spot valve and hydrant replacements that were identified through City inventory, as well as some curb stop adjustments. He noted the watermain will be relocated along the south side of Highway 96. The current watermain is under the curb of the county road. It will be relocated back under the trail so it will be easily accessible and maintenance wouldn't require coordination with the County for traffic management. Storm sewer includes some spot replacements and water quality improvements that include drainage structures with sumps and SAFL Baffles, if they don't have a pre-treatment device, prior to out letting into the lake to capture sediment and help maintain the quality of the lake water. Mr. Fisher said there are two items that he has some additional information to share about. The stormwater BMP pond is phase 2 of an improvement to capture stormwater before it enters the lake. He shared a graphic that shows the proposed contours and how it ties into the existing grades. This will maximize the size of the pond to capture that water and slowly outlet it into the lake. The grades will need to be reworked in this entire area. That will include significant tree clearing.