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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — APRIL 27, 2026 5 Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said the City will maintain it. Councilmember Rousseau asked if that includes the roundabouts. Discussion ensued that maintenance of the center median and center of roundabouts are still up for debate. That will be part of the cooperative agreement. Conduits will be stubbed in during construction, for future irrigation. Mr. Fosmo provided a graphic depicting what lighting will look like with the proposed amended code. Councilmember Holden asked if there would be enough lighting for people to safely cross a roundabout safely at night. Mr. Fosmo confirmed. Pedestrian lighting is different. The MnDOT roadway design lighting standard is the recommended minimum illuminance of 2 foot candle. The standard for a pedestrian zone is greater than the minimum lighting for a roadway. We can achieve that with 50-foot spacing for the pedestrian lighting on trails. Pedestrian light poles are shorter in height and would still be downward pointing. Councilmember Holden said she wants it to be safe for whoever is traveling the road or trails. Metropolitan Council is in the hole for the next 10 years. She doesn't know how there will be money for a bus line here. Mr. Mazzitello said we can't control what Met Council does. This is designed to be transit -ready and capable of handling bus stop stations. Councilmember Monson said the TRC amendment is for streetlighting. We aren't amending the pedestrian lighting. She said the proposal will include pedestrian lighting, but the TRC doesn't require it. Staff confirmed. Councilmember Weber said we would have to amend the TRC if the JDA decided to require it. Discussion ensued that the proposed the amendments won't say anything about requiring pedestrian lighting. This just identifies where lighting should be placed if it is included. Councilmember Monson said an additional TRC amendment should be considered to ensure that trail lighting be required. Mayor Grant said the previous example was talking about Rice Creek Parkway. It sounds like a discussion is needed on pedestrian lighting across the entirety of Rice Creek Commons walkways. He would like to ensure that the trail lighting is consistent everywhere. Councilmember Holden thought trail lighting is required on the sidewalks through the HOAs. Staff would have to look that up and get back to Council.