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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — APRIL 27, 2026 3 Mr. Fosmo said 35 mph. Councilmember Weber said he supported this at the Joint Development Authority (JDA) meeting and still does. If 10-foot trails are the norm, he thinks 10-foot trails on each side and 5-foot shoulders on each side is sufficient. Councilmember Rousseau asked if we ever anticipate having buses. Mr. Fosmo said the corridor is wide enough to accommodate a future transit line. We would anticipate bus traffic to be part of development. There are no bus stops delineated at this time but the corridor and green space are wide enough to construct future bus stops. Councilmember Rousseau asked if they have had any outreach to the biking community to get their opinion. Mr. Mazzitello said the biking community are very vocal about all Ramsey County projects. What they say is they want to be able to commute through the development without going through subdivisions. They are interested in having a nice through -route for commuter bikes. Councilmember Rousseau asked if those comments could be shared. Mr. Mazzitello said the comments are scattered throughout their work. Before construction and during public engagement they will have that conversation. Councilmember Monson said there was a lot of discussion at the JDA. She thinks it feels like we are taking something away by going from 12 feet to 10 feet. She struggled with that a little. What convinced her is that it's on both sides of the road. She also hopes it will help avoid delays for watershed permitting. She liked that it won't restrict other parts of development. The current trails are 8 feet and they're fine. This is better. Another point made at the JDA is a 10-foot trail can be plowed in a single pass vs. a 12-foot trail that would either be plowed at 10 feet or Public Works would have to plow it twice. Mayor Grant said RCWD originally wanted 12 feet. If they are okay with it being 10 feet, he is okay with that. Councilmember Holden said we would have had a slightly larger stormwater pond with a 12-foot trail vs. a 10-foot trail. She asked if that was correct. Mr. Fosmo said all of the water will still flow to storm water treatment. It's the way the district calculates their credits. Anytime water runs off of something; paved trails, buildings, etc., the RCWD says treatment must be provided. Having 12-foot trails means that has to be accounted for in the calculation, which takes up space within the development. Councilmember Holden said we have a lot of things that were made for the 100-year storm. We could see multiple 100-year storms. She asked if the way they calculate the volume in the stormwater ponds has changed at all. Mr. Fosmo said those are two separate things. How you calculate for the flood event accounts for everything.