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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JANUARY 31, 2026 4 Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) is responsible to respond to all residents who call 911, regardless of immigration status. This can be found on the New Brighton website. He would like the Minnesota Attorney General’s online reporting form added. This is where Minnesotans can share impacts of federal actions. He would like to see contact information on the immigration resource page, in addition to the sub-page where it is also available. He requests the resource page state what RCSO will do, but it should also clearly state what it will not do. Ramey County is a sanctuary county and as such, they do not enforce civil, federal immigration law. Their presence dose not equal collaboration with ICE. He said, on a personal note, if there was ever a time for us to step up and assist our neighbors who don’t feel comfortable or safe, this is it. Mayor Pro Tem Monson asked Mr. Coblentz to provide a list of his requests to Staff. Polly Richards, Arden Hills – She is here because she cannot march with her family due to her 93 years of age and she wants to voice her opinion. She would like to see the City Council, the Mayor, along with others in Arden Hills in supporting Governor Walz and Mayor Frey in their stance on immigration. We need to support those persons who have had derogatory words spoken against them. They are false. There are many false things being said about Minnesota, too. This is a great place. Karen Kuehn, Arden Hills – She appreciates and agrees with what all the former speakers have stated. She asked if there is a way for residents to learn what data requests the federal government has made related to this surge. Kari Johnson, Arden Hills – She is here because our community is under attack by a federal government that has lost its moral compass. ICE is here in our community. They make their presence known. They are staging every morning at local hotels in Arden Hills. That includes Spring Hill Suites and Quality Inn and Suites. When immigration enforcement from this administration operates out of our community, specifically our local hotels, our community becomes the launching pad for raids that separate families and traumatize our neighbors. This isn’t who Arden Hills is. We believe in safety. We believe in dignity. We believe in treating people as human beings and not as targets. When federal agents base themselves out of our hotels, it brings tension, panic and harm to our neighbors. Families become afraid to leave their homes and trust is broken. It isn’t just what happens during the raids, we’re seeing vehicles leaving these sites driving dangerously, running red lights, making illegal lane changes, switching lanes without signaling and cutting through traffic with no regard for the people around them. They drive erratically. They ignore traffic laws and make our streets unsafe. No one is above the law. We can all do something. Today she is asking Council for two things. First, she is asking to close all hotels in Arden Hills until this surge ends so our community will not be a staging point. Our city should not be a base for actions that harm and destabilize our neighbors. Second, she wants RCSO, who work for us, need to actively enforce traffic laws around these sites. She understands that hotels are private property, but once the vehicles leave they can ticket the vehicles for missing plates, illegal window tint, reckless driving and other violations just as they would for anyone else. There should be no special treatment and they should be accountable. They leave every morning and come back every night. We know where they are. Public safety cannot be selective. The law can’t be optional and our streets should never become collateral damage. Our city should not be used as a base for fear and intimidation. She is asking City Council to stand with the people who live here to choose compassion, accountability and fairness. Let Arden Hills be known for protecting people and not for helping to endanger them.