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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — MAY 11, 2026 5 Councilmember Monson believes the code restricts inoperable vehicles. She said if someone has four cars and two are inoperable, a complaint can be filed against the inoperable vehicles, even though the household in within the number allowed by code. Staff confirmed. Councilmember Weber said we could leave the number as is, for now, and revisit it when discussing ADUs. Councilmember Monson is fine with that approach. She wants to see the winter parking regulations put in place. Discussion ensued that winter parking restrictions will be put in place from November through April. Further discussion ensued regarding the 6 hour limit. Council decided a vehicle may be parked on the street for up to 10 hours. The number of vehicles allowed to park in a single driveway will be explored during upcoming ADU discussions. D. Twin Cities Gateway Funding (Item 3C on published agenda) City Administrator Jagoe said the Twin Cities Gateway Visitor Bureau awarded Arden Hills $15,800 for 2026. We had 2025 carry over dollars in the amount of $3,682.25. The total that we have is $19,482.25. Council gave some of those dollars to the Minnesota Braille Challenge which occurred in February. The remaining amount is $19,022. Council is being asked to discuss how to disperse that money. Staff received a request from Rib Fest. Council has expressed interest in allocating dollars to the 75t' Anniversary Event. City Administrator Jagoe said starting in 2026, the visitor bureau will no longer allow money to be carried over into a new year. Any unused funds at the end of the year will go back into the pool of money to be allocated to everyone the following year. Mayor Grant said Rib Fest is an annual event, where the 75t' Anniversary is a one time event. He would lean toward giving more money to the 75t'. He doesn't have a recommended amount but believes the bulk should be for the 75t'. Councilmember Rousseau asked what the budgeting for the 75 b Anniversary looks like. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson said we have about $20,000 in private sponsorship dollars. We used $12,500 last year from Twin Cities Gateway. We just upped the number of drones at a cost of an additional $2,500. Other budget needs include marketing of about $5,000, swag of about $6,000-$7,000. She would love to see an additional $12,000 towards marketing and swag. We could use sponsorship dollars but the $21,000 we have raised will be used for the bands, beer and other expenses for the celebration. Mayor Grant asked what Rib Fest got last year. City Administrator Jagoe said it was $4,000 last year. Councilmember Monson said if we used $14,500 to the 75', that would leave almost $5,000 for Rib Fest.