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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — MARCH 9, 2026 2 a new fire station in the City." It doesn't outline the money can be used for anything else. He suggested excess revenue should be set aside so it can be used at some time in the future to pay off those bonds. The final statement makes it clear that beginning in 2036 there is a call provision. That is a provision in all municipal general obligation bonds. That means the City, at its discretion can say to the bond holders we want to pay it off early. We have two options. Create a fund that will set aside the excess revenue from the franchise fees to be used for the call provision that comes alive in 2036. Otherwise, we should adjust the franchise fees down so we don't continue to collect money that will be used for things other than what it was meant to be used for. Lynn Diaz — 1143 Ingerson Road, Arden Hills — She wanted to speak about housing. She supports having Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in Arden Hills. She thinks there needs to be a qualifier that if you have a house and an ADU they can't both be rentals. One of them should be owner occupied. She wanted to respond to something from the February meeting regarding having affordable units in new housing developments. It has been emphasized that we have very little developable land left in Arden Hills. She thinks we should make an effort to make as much of that affordable as possible. She thinks 80% AMI is useless. It's very close to market rate. She said information was shared that stated workforce housing was at 80%. In her opinion that's not workforce housing. Workforce housing is supposed to be for a young worker, just starting out. They won't be able to afford an apartment here. Someone starting with a government job for example Ramsey County, can afford about $1,000 a month. They can't get there even if the AMI was 60%. A teacher starting out at Mounds View can only afford an apartment at 50% AMI. That would be workforce housing. Those are normal employees that need a place to live in Arden Hills. If someone is on social security you can forget it. There's no place you can find an affordable apartment. We have a unique opportunity in the section south of 694 between Lexington and Snelling. That's the only place in the city that is walkable. That's where affordable housing should be located. People can walk to the grocery store, pharmacy, bank and the Y. Everything is available and someone wouldn't need a car. That's where we should put affordable housing and it should be more than 10%. 2. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES None. 3. AGENDA ITEMS A. 2027 Park Improvements Parks and Recreation Manager Skalicky introduced the next park projects scheduled in the CIP for 2027 construction are Perry, Ingerson and Sampson Parks. The PTRC, Public Works Staff and Parks and Recreation Staff have completed site visits and conducted assessments to review CIP budgeted items, as well as wish list items. She is asking Council to consider the project scope for the proposed 2027 park improvement projects and consider requesting a proposal from an engineering consultant. Parks and Recreation Manager Skalicky showed a map and outlined where each of the three parks are located. Perry Park has a full parking lot rehabilitation project that is budgeted for $485,000. There will also be grading improvements at the dog park and the ball fields along with