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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARY 9, 2026 10 13. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Rousseau requested data on the six-year appointment the Mayor has made for the EDA and that this information be shared with the entire City Council as well as the EDC members. Councilmember Rousseau stated she would like the City Council to consider not charging late fees for water and sewer for this quarter due to immigration enforcement concerns. Mayor Grant recommended this be a work session topic at an upcoming meeting because this action would require a formal motion from the City Council. Councilmember Rousseau asked that staff provide contact and resource information for individuals who were having trouble paying their Xcel Energy bills this winter. She noted payment plans were available and asked that Xcel's contact information be added to the City's website. Councilmember Rousseau stated she was looking forward to discussing the City joining the Safe and Stable Communities Coalition. Councilmember Rousseau commented she would like the City's tourism liaison be asked to resign because their decisions were not aligned with increasing tourism in the City of Arden Hills. Councilmember Weber stated he supported this being a direct action from the City but could also support this item going to a future worksession meeting. Councilmember Weber explained the Planning Commission met on Wednesday, February 4 and reviewed three planning cases. These items would be coming to the City Council in March. Councilmember Weber discussed an immigration enforcement issue that occurred in the community this past weekend at Arden Manor. He noted he witnessed ICE agents staging at County Road 96 and on a business property behind Holiday. He indicated this information did not show up on the immigration report from Ramsey County. He noted he spoke with the City Administrator regarding this matter and asked that any contact with immigration enforcement be recorded as such by Ramsey County. He reported he was happy to see the event at Arden Manor did not escalate. Councilmember Weber stated he was very disappointed with the fact the City Council could not come together to reconsider the EDA appointments. He noted he was not given clear information or transparency from the Mayor on his process when appointing members to the EDA. He reported two members of the City Council refused to allow this to happen. Councilmember Holden reported when she heard about the immigration event she contacted the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office and asked about what happened at Arden Manor. She reported the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department received no calls from Arden Manor regarding ICE activity but rather two ICE vehicles were viewed on County Road 96 and someone called in reports of accident. She noted a Ramsey County Sheriff drove by these vehicles, looked up the license plates and learned they were ICE vehicles.