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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 13,1999 22 . communities. With all the issues surrounding the County Road I interchange, this project did receive good support. One issue was, considering the amount of money it would take to move forward, he did not believe the City of Arden Hills could take this project on its own. The project will require the support of the Coalition to be successful. Councilmember Larson asked how the lack of a decision on the triangle site project would affect moving forward with the Highway 96 reconstruction. He was concerned that the City may not know the future status ofthe triangle site for a couple of years. Mayor Probst stated that progress would not be made on these issues as quickly as he would hope. lIe believed that the Coalition might pursue something within the next six months to one year. At this point the Coalition has a real opportunity to move forward within the two years, or else the opportunity may pass by. Councilmember Larson asked ifthere was any reason the City could not make its recommendation to Ramsey County, given what the City now knows. Mayor Probst stated that the City would not have the benefit of an early endorsement of a concept. Therefore the City will have to take what information is available now and move forward. ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS . Mr. Post stated that at the last City Council meeting concerns had been raised by Councilmember Larson regarding the language in the Land Conveyance Bill with the Minnesota National Guard. The concern had been what the Minnesota National Guard was expecting relative to the use of the proposed Maintenance Facility. Mr. Post stated that he had spoken to Colonel Dennis Lord, Minnesota National Guard spokesman, who had indicated that the intent of the Minnesota National Guard was not for the City and Ramsey County to build a facility for the agency. Rather the intent had been to have access to the common areas of facility during weekend drills. Mr. Post stated that he had circulated a draft copy ofthe Building Code recodification chapter. He had not heard any feedback from the Councilmembers and assumed he could forward the Chapter to the League of Milmesota Cities for incorporation into the City Code. The primary change was to reference the Minnesota Building Code in many sections, rather than specifying the Code in the language of the Ordinance. This reduced the length of the Building Code and ensured that the City Code would always be in agreement with State requirements. Mr. Post stated that he and Ms. Randall would be meeting with Metropolitan Council representatives on Thursday, September 16, 1999. The meeting will be to discuss the status of the Comprehensive Plan update. Mr. Post had recently received information regarding deficiencies and his goal in meeting with the Metropolitan Council would be to gain a better understanding of what these deficiencies may be in order to correct them. Mr. Post stated that he would also inquire regarding the mandated update of the Watershed Plan for the City's Storm Management Plan. His intent would be to come up with funding sources and to relate this issue to the Water Quality Task Force, hoping to link these two efforts. . Mr. Post stated that he would be meeting with the Minnesota Department of Transportation on Thursday, September 16, 1999. The State has expressed concerns for how County Road I