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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />APRIL 20, 2015 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council work <br />session at 5:06 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, Dave <br />McClung, and Robert Woodburn <br /> <br /> Absent: None <br /> <br /> Also present: City Administrator Patrick Klaers; Public Works Director Terry Maurer; <br />Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher; City Planner Ryan Streff; Associate <br />Planner Matthew Bachler; City Attorney Joel Jamnik; and City Clerk Amy Dietl <br /> <br />Mayor Grant suggested that the Council discuss Item B first as a resident was present to discuss <br />the Canadian Pacific Railroad. <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />B. Canadian Pacific Railroad <br /> <br />Councilmember Woodburn explained that the railroad track was a nuisance in the City, but <br />there was little the Council could do. He reported that the tanker cars moving through Arden Hills <br />were empty and of little danger to the City. He believed it would be nice if the Council drafted a <br />letter to the local and state representatives asking that a pipeline be built, as this would be a more <br />efficient manner to transfer oil. He commented that he was concerned with the vapor pressure of <br />the tanker cars. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes stated that the Council could discuss pipelines, but they take 10 to 12 <br />years to build. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant discussed the three main rail lines that ran into the cities. He provided comment on <br />his experience with the train as he lives near the rail lines. <br /> <br />Further discussion ensued regarding the rail traffic and train horns blowing in the City.