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lt <br />,-ARQEN HILLS <br />Approved: March 9, 2026 <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />FEBRUARY 9, 2026 <br />5:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council Work <br />Session at 5:30 p.m. <br />Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Tena Monson, Emily <br />Rousseau and Kurt Weber <br />Absent: None <br />Also present: City Administrator Jessica Jagoe, Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />David Swearingen, Finance Director Joua Yang, Community Development Director Jake <br />Reilly and Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Julie Hanson <br />Councilmember Holden wanted Proactive Policing by the Sheriff added to the agenda. <br />Councilmember Monson requested that Item 3C be moved up into the 313 place. <br />Councilmember Weber said he would like a standing agenda item on Immigration Discussion. <br />Discussion ensued that an email regarding joining the Cities for Safe and Stable Communities was <br />sent out to all Councilmembers. Discussion on this topic will be added to the Agenda tonight <br />after the Proactive Policing discussion. There will be a standing agenda item on future <br />agendas that leaves room for Immigration items, if they arise. <br />1. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL <br />George Winiecki, 4175 Old Highway 10, Arden Hills — He wanted to discuss the booster station <br />item. He said the property used to belong to his family. It was taken away under eminent domain. <br />He was told it can never be built on. This is a utility, so maybe that's why this is different. He would <br />like someone to look into it and confirm if the City is allowed to build this utility here. He said he <br />would prefer the project to be on the other side of 694. He has an agreement with the adjacent <br />property owner, who own both properties in this area, that they will leave the property in its natural <br />state. He was counting on this property being left in its natural state. He didn't envision anything <br />like this going in here. He is concerned because it looks like we are putting in a new water main <br />and the booster station will sit 50 feet from the edge of the shoulder of the road and the station will <br />