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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - MARCH 20, 2000 2 . This would be essentially the same process, with consideration of other compatible uses within the Ramsey County facility for other agencies. Mr. Johnson stated that this completed the services ofTKDA to-date. Acting Mayor Larson thanked Mr. Johnson for his presentation, and advised that the City Council would take action at a future City Council meeting to receive and/or accept the space needs study as presented. Further discussion included the proj ected date (2004) for Ramsey County funding and construction of a maintenance facility and how that timeline affects the City's existing facility and equipment/staffing requirements and projections. b. Hi!!hwavs 96/10 Desi!!D Discussion City Administrator Lynch introduced tile discussion of the Highways 96/1 0 design as a follow up from the March 9,2000 residential informational meeting. Greg Brown, Consulting Engineer with BRW, summarized the infoffilational meeting, public comments, and rationale for the various design options being considered by the City Council, prior to committing to one particular design for Ramsey County to pursue, and larger community-wide concerns for Council consideration. . Councilmember Rem referenced a comment made by Bob Brown of the Minnesota Dcpartment of Transportation (MnDOT) that if the City agreed to Option No. I (tile State plan), there would be ultimately no cost to the City. Councilmembcr Rem expressed concern that this comment may have sent an incorrect perception to the public in attendance at the meeting. Discussion items included a frontage road around the north side of Round Lake; access onto Highway 10; access to North Heights Lutheran Church; the need for a frontage road if Highway 10 were a flyover; the potential number of manufactured homes affected; making Highway 96 as the primary route; and consideration of the loss of revenue for the mobile home park, not just the residences. Several interested parties ,vere invited by Acting Mayor Larson to speak on tile subject. Mr. Elmer Cmiel acknowledged his agreement with the original MnDOT option, stating that the proposed three intersections were unnecessary. Mr. Cmie1 expressed his concerns related to safety and his opinion for the logic of moving Highway 96 further north. Several representatives of the North Heights Lutheran Church were in attendance to express their opinions with projected right-of-way needed in some of the plans being considered, and how any land conveyance would affect their PlaImed Unit Development (PUD) and future expansion plans and greatly impact . parking needs. Church representatives stated that when they began studying