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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—MAY 11, 2026 6 Councilmember Rousseau requested the Council appoint her as the Ramsey County Local Government representative with Councilmember Weber as the alternate. Mayor Grant stated all five members of the Council could attend these meetings. Councilmember Weber explained after attending a Ramsey County Local Government meeting recently, it appears this group would like to have a member of the City Council designated as the representative. He stated he supported the idea of making an appointment. p Pp g pp Councilmember Rousseau indicated Arden Hills was the only Y Cit that does not have one specific designee for this organization. Mayor Grant suggested a member of the Council be appointed as the designee with the Y gg pp g remainder of the Council serving as the alternates. Councilmember Weber commented he was open to this but he anticipated it would be easier to P P have one alternate for the designee to reach out to if they were not able to attend a meeting. Councilmember Rousseau reported a resident spoke earlier about the EDA member appointments. She understood the Mayor had notes from ranking the EDA appointees and she asked that his information be shared with the Council. Mayor Grant indicated he turned this information over to staff and requested it be shared with the full Council. Councilmember Rousseau commented she would like this information to be passed along to the entire Council. Councilmember Rousseau requested a plaque be installed for the memorial tree. Public Works Director Swearingen stated the City does not have a standard for plaques and explained he would work with the parks and recreation director on this matter. Councilmember Weber stated he would like to see the City doing more to support NYFS. He proposed a 20%increase to their current funding. Councilmember Monson requested proclamations always be read under Public Presentations. Councilmember Weber and Councilmember Rousseau were in agreement. Councilmember Monson stated she supported the Council addressing the Ramsey County Local Government appointment at a future meeting, along with NYFS funding at a future worksession meeting. She questioned how these topics should be brought up. Mayor Grant preferred Council comments being comments versus having to respond to new ideas. Councilmember Monson indicated she was just looking for a way for new topics to be brought forward to ensure they are not forgotten from one meeting to the next.