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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 10,2000 5 With regard to the upcoming rctreat, Mayor Probst stated that the change in time proposed by staff was the result of a scheduling connict on his part. He indicated that he would not be available to attend the retreat until approximately 4:00 p.m. Mayor Probst noted that there had been a letter from staff sent to Mr. Scholl regarding the trail easemcnt. He assumed that no response had been received from Mr. Scholl. Mr. Lynch stated that this was correct. He explained that Mr. Scholl had responded to the original correspondence by indicating that he did not want to meet with the City and restating his desire to be compensated in the amount he had previously stated. The recent letter sent to Mr. Scholl was simply rcstating the case for the record. Mayor Probst suggested that the City Council discuss this issue at the next Council worksession in order to decide how to proceed. He indicated that the City of Arden Hills has been dealing with this issue for over one year and it needs to be brought to closure. He felt that the situation may require condemnation and he believed that Mr. Scholl was aware of this fact. Mayor Probst stated that he received an invitation from the Mayor of Rochester to attend an event hosted by Reverend Jesse Jackson being held on Martin Luther King Day. Mayor Probst indicated that he would not be available to attend this event and invited any interested Councilmember to attend in his place. Mayor Probst stated that last March he had participated in a Saturday event that looked at restructuring transit in sectors one and two of metropolitan area. Metro Transit has completed a report on this activity and has a proposal that will be presented on Tuesday, January 18,2000 trom 8:00 a.m. until 11 :00 a.m. If a representative of Arden Hills is not available for this presentation, Metro Transit has offered to present the report to the City Council. He indicated that if the City Council was interested in this presentation, it could be added to the January 18, 2000 Council worksession. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that she would not be available to attend the presentation. However, she would be interested in a presentation on the proposal. Councilmembers Grant and Larson concurred. Mayor Probst asked Mr. Lynch to contact the Metro Transit and request that a prcscntation be held for the City Council at the Worksession. COlillcilmember Aplikowski asked if the Metro Transit report included information other than light rail. Mayor Probst stated that the report did not involve light rail. Rather, the report deals with bus service. He indicated that the Metro Transit was moving in the direction of a grid system and has plans to improve the bus service in the northern metropolitan area. With regard to the retreat schedule, Councilmember Larson stated that he was available Friday evening and Saturday. He felt it important that the Mayor attend the entire retreat and was open to readjusting the schedule to begin Friday night when the Mayor is available. Mayor Probst and Councilmembers Aplikowski and Grant stated that they would be available to begin the retreat Friday night. Councilmember Rem stated that she did have other plans for Friday night, however, she may be able to cancel them and attend the retreat. Mr. Lynch stated that he would have to confirm room availability for Friday night. Mayor Probst suggested that the retreat begin at 4:00 p.m. Councilmember Larson agreed and suggested that dinner be brought in to the meeting.