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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 27, 2026 2 Councilmember Holden asked for an update on the PFAS study. City Administrator Jagoe reported she has been in contact with Ramsey County and understood the County received a copy of this study last week. She indicated there were other agencies that have a review period of the draft report, over the next 30 days, and after this time the study would be made public. Councilmember Holden stated she received several calls from residents about the transparency of the Advisory Committee, and they questioned why the public cannot attend the Advisory Committee meetings. City Administrator Jagoe explained the Advisory Committee meetings are not public. She reported this group is made up of one JDA Councilmember, one JDA County Commissioner and staff members. She noted the Advisory Committee meetings are considered working meetings, updates are provided from staff and feedback is provided from the JDA members. She stated high level notes from these meetings are posted on the City's website. Mayor Grant commented if the Advisory Committee were to allow residents to attend meetings, there was no law against this. City Administrator Jagoe stated she was not aware of a law that would prohibit this. 3. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL Kathy Sukke, 1286 Karth Lake Circle, stated in 2022 Arden Hills elected a group of candidates that ran as a slate. These candidates were Tena Monson, Emily Rousseau and Tom Fabel. She reported these individuals thought alike, voted alike and did not have independent ideas. She indicated this group ripped up the City Charter in order to give themselves powers, stacked the JDA with newbies that seemed to get their money and marching orders from outside this small city. She explained Ramsey County had sued the City in 2019 over density and refused mediation, then got 460 additional units in the fall of 2023. She reported Emily Rousseau stacked the Planning Commission as this group was heard gloating about the passage of the affordable housing zoning item at the April 8 Planning Commission meeting. She stated when Commissioner Jacobson asked how this happened the comment was Emily Rousseau. She understood that people with differing views from Emily Rousseau were ousted or wasted their time applying. She stated this was not very inclusive. She reported the slate 2.0 with Kurt Weber, along with the rest of the JDA has made a mess of TCAAP. She explained the JDA was now being sued by the developer. She indicated the JDA has proposed working with multiple developers, which was a concern, and Ramsey County has announced a $70 million infusion to build the spine road when none of this project has been settled. She believed the spine road should not begin until pollution and developer concerns have been addressed. She commented further on the pollution concerns surrounding Building 116. She explained this building sits where the Town Center was to be placed. She indicated at the November 2, 2025 JDA work session, Kurt Weber questioned "why this was the first time he was hearing this". She reported Kurt Weber was elected by just four votes in 2024 over Dave Radziej, noting these votes were counted by Ramsey County that had sued the City. She encouraged Kurt Weber to read the important documents regarding the unresolvable pollution issue. She recommended the JDA stop referring to the main thoroughfare as the spine road until all of the issues have been resolved and the JDA had a developer in place. She reported Arden Hills wants Councilmembers