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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — FEBRUARY 9, 2026 12 Councilmember Holden asked if option 3 could be built at 16 feet. Mr. Peterson confirmed. They could have a hybrid between options 2 and 3, if we want to extend the roof and make it look more like a house. Councilmember Rousseau said option I is a no. She likes option 2 because it's short. She doesn't like the height of option 3. She'd like to see a blend of those two. Mr. Peterson said he is hearing Council wants a hybrid between options 2 and 3 and keep it as short as possible. Councilmember Holden asked if option 2 is so tall is because of the grade of the roof. Mr. Peterson confirmed. It is a little steeper. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said he heard Council express interest in discussing the site of this building. He said he can meet with Ramsey County and Bolton and Menk to see if there is a cost analysis we can do on each site. He reminded that Ramsey County is paying for this so he is unsure how that factors in. We have to move forward with design because lead time for these buildings is extensive. He will get information to Council as soon as he has it. Councilmember Holden said for 15 years we have talked about this being on the south side. This is a major change. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said that was a preliminary design report that never made it to the design phase. We're at the design phase now. He will look into this deeper and update Council. Council recessed the Work Session at 6: 53 pm. Council reconvened the Work Session at 8:30 pm. C. Affordable Housing Policy Discussion Community Development Director Reilly said he would like to get feedback on the draft ordinance language. He tried to incorporate all of the comments from the previous discussion, along with what he has heard from other municipalities and developers about what works well for them. He created a market -based Arden Hill specific approach that doesn't borrow from any one specific other municipality. He has noted what the existing comprehensive plan says about units per acre and some other information that puts together development considerations with the inclusionary housing policy concept. Councilmember Holden asked how this document differentiates between the TCAAP property. How do we make sure that if this is passed, it won't be used there. That's a completely different animal. Community Development Director Reilly said this would apply only in the zoning categories that are outside of the ones referenced for Rice Creek Commons. They have different land use descriptions and different zoning districts.