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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JANUARY 31, 2026 16 heard someone state that the City of Roseville implemented an ordinance so she would like to look at the process they did. Staff can work on that and have something ready for the February 9 meeting. She will also put something on the agenda about scheduling another meeting in February. Councilmember Holden wondered if the evection item would include Arden Manor, being that it is privately owned. City Administrator Jagoe said that is a question she would want to flesh out. She will make sure to get an answer to that question before the meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Monson would like to discuss the moratorium on detention centers. She would love to take action on that, as soon as we can. Councilmember Rousseau said for the detention centers she would be interested in Staff going through the list of website resources that a resident provided us, as well as, beefing up the website and that information in there. There were other folks who brought some good ideas. In the interim it is more of an administrative process. She would love Staff to prioritize that. She would like to see removing Spring Hills Suites from being our representative for the Gateway Visitor Bureau as a priority. Mayor Pro Tem Monson supports all of those efforts. Councilmember Weber said he supports those, as well. He has a question on the moratorium. He asked if it will be a resolution or if it will have to be heard by the Planning Commission. City Administrator Jagoe said she doesn’t believe it needs to be reviewed by the Planning Commission but it is a city ordinance not zoning. We will need to look at our timeline for adoption of an ordinance. We wouldn’t be able to meet the noticing requirements prior to the February 9 meeting. She said she heard Council say they want a work session scheduled to discuss the Twin Cities Gateway appointment. She asked if Council is wanting a work session discussion or do they want it to be on the regular meeting, for a motion. Councilmember Rousseau would like to see it on consent for the regular meeting. Councilmember Weber thought we could invite them to come to the meeting and try to justify their position. Mayor Pro Tem Monson suspects they probably have a legal bind where they can’t deny service to a certain group of people, based solely on the group they are in. It would be great to hear from them on that. She said there is also the risk of retaliation from the federal government. Councilmember Weber said the representative has to be from a tourist hotel industry related business. He said it is a fair point that if they can’t say no to them being there, is it fair to punish them. A member from the public asked if the hotel can be shut down until the surge is over.