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MEETING MINUTES <br /> CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION <br /> TUESDAY,MAY 21,2001 <br /> 4:45 P.M.—CITY HALL,4364 WEST ROUND LAKE ROAD <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> Mayor Probst called the meeting to order at 4:50 p.m. Councilmembers present <br /> were Beverly Aplikowski and Gregg Larson. Councilmember Lois Rem arrived <br /> at 4:53 p.m. Councilmember David Grant arrived at 5:05 p.m. <br /> Staff present included City Administrator, Joe Works Director,Tom Mooreynch; City Accountant, ;and <br /> rry <br /> Post; Parks &Recreation and Interim Public <br /> Recording Secretary, Sheila Stowell. City Engineer, Greg Brown, was also <br /> present. <br /> PRELIMINARY PRESENTATION,2000 EXTERNAL AUDIT REPORT <br /> Steve McDonald of Abdo, Eick&Meyers gave a brief review of the recently <br /> completed 2000 external audit report. Mr. McDonald made reference to the <br /> upcoming Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 34 <br /> requirements and their implications to the City's recordkeeping responsibilities. <br /> Councilmember Larson complimented Mr. Post and the City's Finance staff on <br /> their recordkeeping efficiencies. Councilmember Larson requested input <br /> regarding the format currently being used, and the new requirements of GASB 34, <br /> and how they compared. <br /> Mr. McDonald suggested that this summer would be a good opportunity to begin <br /> implementing the new requirements prior to their full implementation. <br /> The City Council has options regardingbegin movingir forward policy <br /> fromdecision <br /> implementation for <br /> whether to restate to the 1980's or g g orward <br /> GASB 34 reporting requirements. <br /> MNDOT/RAMSEY COUNTY PRESENTATION,HIGHWAYS 96/10 AND I-35W <br /> INTERSECTION UPDATE <br /> Robert Benke,Project Manager for the North Metro I-35W Corridor Coalition, <br /> gave a brief overview and update of the transportation design project to-date and <br /> how it related to the entire 1-35W corridor. <br /> Steve Wilson of SRF Consulting, gave a visual presentation that included an <br /> overall regional picture and demographic growth assumptions; 2000 congested <br /> hours and projected 2025 congested hours; types of land use and their impact on <br /> vehicular traffic; current daily volume compared to 2025 base and T.H. 10 flyover <br />