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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — MARCH 9, 2026 10 Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said adding stubs on certain segments that create gaps, you can identify those through a grant process. Having stubs has advantages for grant purposes. Councilmember Rousseau thinks the list in the packet is her priority order. Ingerson stands out to her because during the summer there are so many kids walking down to Lake Josephine. They don't cross to use the sidewalk on the other side. They walk around that curve. Having that extend all the way down jumped out to her as a priority. Councilmember Holden said she would like to see County Road D before the 96 one. The County should have put a trail in when they did all of that. Councilmember Monson said 96 is also a low priority for her. She would like to have consideration on New Brighton Road from Stowe down to the 5-point intersection. There are a lot of people who use that road. If we are thinking about stubbing anything, that may be a good place. Ingerson sounds like a similar issue. There may be even fewer trails over there. Mayor Grant said we need to get our requests on the list early. If the cost share agreement is favorable it will give us an opportunity to get a jump on some needed trail segments. He agrees County Road D should be prioritized over 96. County Road D is a danger to walk and is a public safety issue. He said we shouldn't hesitate to submit a couple of segments that show New Brighton Road from County Road E all the way down to five corners. He has heard several comments from people who live north of the railroad trestle that they would like a trail on the side of the road just to get down to Perry Park. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said we can pursue that route. However, the coordination needed with the railroad may reduce the feasibility of constructing that by 2028 or 2029. Councilmember Monson said she had a long discussion with the County about this specific topic. The County said they aren't going to battle the railroad because they already have all of the connections in Perry Park. They basically said we will have to piece meal it. Mayor Grant said if we don't ask, we can't get it. We can put it in as two different segments and the County may realize there is a bigger issue for the southern segment. Councilmember Holden said the County feels the southern part of that area can take the Elmer Andersen to any of the parks. We have talked to the railroad five times and they turned us down. We aren't going to get a trail there but it doesn't hurt to ask. Councilmember Weber supports a stub on the south side. Discussion ensued regarding how far that south side segment would run. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said Ramsey County had additional funds to handle some of these projects but they will have to sift through our requests along with the requests from all of the other cities. We need to prioritize which ones we want to submit for 2028 and 2029 vs. our wish list.