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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - MARCH 12,2001 7 Councilmember Larson stated sometimes different perspectives are brought to table and without women on the committee some perspectives might be left out. Councilmember Aplikowski stated there is a City Events Task Force meeting on Wednesday. She noted it is the time for things to really pop and go crazy. She added she thinks it is going quite well. She stated she likes the commentary at the end of the minutes. She noted she thinks it is important and a good comment on where people are coming from, which is worthwhile. She added somewhere in the future they should take a look at annexation of an area that is now part of Roseville. She stated they are going to look at repairing the roads. She noted it would be good public policy to make it a city project. Councilmember Rem stated on Wednesday there is a Website Task Force meeting. She noted they are at the end of the review. She added there is still time to add a short note to the newsletter. She stated the Communications Committee does not meet until the end of the month, yet the deadline is Friday of this week. Mayor Probst stated there is a Grand opening for the Children Safety Center on March 21. He noted he would not be able to attend if anyone is interested. He added the I-35W Corridor Coalition has invited them to participate on the Northeast Diagonal Corridor Study. He stated he is anticipating someone from that coalition will be involved in appointing someone here. He noted they did meet last Wednesday night to look at legislative issues. He added the Executive Director and staff are working on making contacts. He stated Mayors and administrators are invited to speak. He noted they are pursuing operating dollars for organization and project moneys for two projects identified in the Coalition. He added they are trying to convince the legislature to approve a funding source out of the box. He stated that right now the fastest one could get project started is five years. He noted the average time eight to ten years. He added hopefully if they work as a coalition they could work more quickly. He stated that although Arden Hills does not have a project now clearly with the arsenal property there time is going to come. He noted it would be critical to have that support. Mayor Probst explained his opposition to have the County using cold in place instead of recycling. He gave an example of where it was done and noted the road is in as bad of shape as before the work was done. He stated he would like a more aggressive approach to reconstruction. He noted he thinks the council has to come to a decision on where they want to proceed. Mayor Probst noted he met with Mr. Fred McCoy, President of CPI Guidant, on Friday. He added he got a tour of the facility and was questioned about the city's view of business' role in the city. He stated he suggested one thing most valuable to the city is for people like himself involved in committees and commissions. He noted this would in a positive way take advantage of their integrity and ideas. He added it seems that Guidant as a company seems to want to be come part of the community. He stated it had occurred to him while he was there that they could be doing more with the business community. He noted while it is not physically possible to meet everyone, it is a good idea to go to the major employers to talk and to invite them into the process.