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lt <br />,-AI�EN HILLS <br />Approved: August 25, 2025 <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />JULY 28, 2025 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the Special City <br />Council Work Session meeting at 5:00 p.m. <br />Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Tena Monson, and <br />Kurt Weber <br />Absent: Councilmember Emily Rousseau (Excused) <br />Also present: City Administrator Jessica Jagoe; Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />David Swearingen; Finance Director Joua Yang and Assistant to the City <br />Administrator/City Clerk Julie Hanson <br />Councilmember Holden requested that Item C. 2026-2030 CIP Discussion be moved to Item B. <br />Mayor Grant said Work Session agendas can be rearranged, but nothing can be added. The order <br />of the topics was changed, as requested. <br />1. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL <br />Gregg Larson, 3377 Snelling Avenue, Arden Hills — He wanted to discuss the speed limit on <br />Snelling Avenue South at the roundabout. He can't think of any good reason why we would want <br />to change the speed limit on South Snelling Avenue. There is no evidence that adjoining <br />neighborhoods want this. There has been no attempt to gauge resident views. He has heard that <br />drivers find it difficult to adhere to the 25 mph speed limit. He said other drivers do it. That isn't a <br />justification to change the limit. Raising speed limit won't increase safety. It will just reduce the <br />number of drivers violating the law. He has heard that a 25 mph speed limit is inconsistent with <br />other residential streets in Arden Hills. The current city-wide speed limit is 25 mph on most <br />residential streets. The closest Snelling comparison is Lake Valentine Road, east and west of <br />Mounds View high school. That is 25 mph and lower at the high school. He has heard that the <br />MnDOT standard for street speed evaluation should determine the speed limit. He shared <br />statistics provided in the agenda packet and said based on the data the MnDOT standard would <br />unwisely raise the speed limit to 40 mph. It fails to address unique design characteristics, <br />including the narrow lane widths and no shoulders. The standard doesn't take adjoining <br />neighborhoods into account. Pedestrians on the east have to cross the road to reach the trail. The 9 <br />