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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - May 22, 2006 6 Mayor Aplikowski stated she wanted to do this project and she wanted staff to look at cutting some costs, but she believed they put a lot of time and effort in this project and to delay it was not appropriate. She noted they had the money, but they just needed to shift some funds around. Councitmember Holden stated she wanted to go with Option 3 to see what the PMP was going to do. She stated she would like to see some cost savings and put off the reconstruction. Councitmember Larson stated he agreed with Mayor Aplikowski and believed they needed to do everything they could to make this work this year, He noted the neighborhood wanted to see this project done. He indicated the City had neglected infrastructure over the years and now they were playing catch up, He indicated this would continue to be a problem for them and the street improvement program would be a costly one. He believed they would need to look at bonding in the City to address some of these future needs. He stated he was not sure the cost was going to be any less next year and he did not believe they would be able to reduce the costs significantly and still be able to do a good job. He indicated he wanted this project to go forward, He stated they needed to move forward and do the improvements to the street system. He believed it was an important role of Council to maintain the infrastructure, MOTION; Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Larson seconded a motion to table the 2006 PMP Ridgewood Neighborhood Improvement Proj ect in order to allow staff time to research potential cost saving options and bring this back to Council. Councitmember Holden stated she did not see any effort of the City to maintain the streets that were still in good shape and this concerned her. She stated she would vote no on this motion. The motion carried (4-1 Councilmember Holden opposed), B. Resolution No. 06-35: Supporting the Ramscv County Regional Rail Authority's interest in Acquiring the TCAAP Railroad Corridor in Arden Hills Ms. Barton stated the United States Army had declared excess the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plan (TCAAP) railroad corridor extending from the TCAAP site over Highway 10 in Arden Hills and into New Brighton, The General Services Administration (GSA) on behalf of the U.S. Army was in the process of attempting to sell this rail corridor, with priority being given to a negotiated purchase with local government. She stated the City of New Brighton had expressed interest in maintaining the railroad corridor for the purpose of preserving it for future use as a transportation corridor, possibly including it within a regional mass transit system. The Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority (RCRRA) had also expressed interest in acquiring the corridor to preserve it for future transportation purposes, The City of New Brighton adopted a Resolution supporting the RCRRA in acquiring the TCAAP railroad corridor area in November of2005.