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CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION- APRIL 23, 2007 stated there would be trade offs and that the developer would benefit to an extent because the end result would be a higher value project. • iii. Roles of Consultants in the MDA Process Ms. Wolfe stated that the four parties representing the City's interest were Mr. Bubul, the lead attorney and author of the MDA; Mr. Filla, city attorney, who would receive drafts to review; Mr. Comodeca, environmental attorney,who would be more intimately involved with sections of the MDA; and Elhers and Associates,who would provide financial and negotiation expertise. Mayor Harpstead asked when the first set of proforma financials could be expected. Mr. Bubul stated that according to the PDA, a proforma was required 30 days after the final environmental credit was determined,but it would probably be requested earlier. Ms. Kvilvang suggested having a project specific website that Council, staff and consultants could access that was password protected. The site would include a document directory that lists current documents and links to view PDFs of those documents. Those given access to the site would be notif'ed`when a document has been updated. There would also be the ability to view previous documents as well. Mr. Bubul provided sample MDAs of the Excelsior/Grand and St. Anthony projects for the purpose of understanding how MDAs were organized and what type of information was included. Council requested to see samples of MDAs containing language regarding • contamination sites. Ms. Wolfe stated that she received a call from All Parks Alliance for Change(APAC) a manufactured home advocacy group. The representative indicated they may be interested in setting up a meeting with the City. Council Comments Councilmember Holden stated that they met with MnDOT on April 18`h regarding Trunk Highway 10. With the support of the federal government, MnDOT was committed to making TH 10 a"shortcut" through 35W. MnDOT representatives reviewed the appeal process should a municipality disagree, but stated that the Commissioner of Transportation had the final say. It was mentioned that if a city wanted to make a significant change to the system and the other city did not, then the City making that change would sustain the impact. In projects that impact businesses or homes, it was preferred to extend only onto one side and usually the side causing the least amount of impact. Mayor Harpstead stated that the volume of vehicles at the ramp at west bound 694 to north bound 35W was 800 vehicles per hour. A one lane ramp could normally handle 1,800 vehicles per hour. If TH 10 was downgraded or eliminated the volume during peak hours would increase to 2,000 vehicles per hours. The 2030 projections would increase to 3,700 vehicles per hour and would require a three lane ramp. In this scenario, a retaining wall would be put in on the east side of Round Lake Road. The weave that would allow • 4