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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - NOVEMBER 15, 1999 2 . Additional discussion items included the traffic volumes as they relate to continuing development in the Gateway Business District (GBD); the continued scheduling delays in completing the Arden Hills portion of the project; MnDOT's support of Option 3; residential home acquisition responsibilities; ramifications on the Cities of New Brighton and Mounds View with additional traffic loading on I-35W; potential funding of more global transportation issues being studied by the I-35W Corridor Coalition; and the future of the mobile home park. It was the consensus of the Council that Ramsey County should be able to pursue Segment Two of the Highway 96 Reconstruction Project and be able to proceed without further delay. After further discussion, the City Administrator was directed to schedule a meeting between staff and Jim Tolaas of Ramsey County, to present the City's ultimate preferred design concept and request that they come up with a way to meet that design, and ifthey are not able to do so, to inform them that the Council wanted the road rebuilt "as is" with a signalized intersection at Highway 96 and 10 with no grade separation. 2000 Street Improvement Proiect, Feasibilitv Report Revisions Mr. Brown distributed a bench handout showing proposed revisions to the draft Feasibility Study . for the 2000 Street Improvement Project, based on project costs for a 32-foot wide street, and the various funding sources. Mr. Brown projected a $45 per assessable foot revenue source. Issues discussed included the creation of the Ingerson ponds and other drainage issues for water quality and Rice Creek Watershed District funding considerations; projected budget revenue and expenditure estimates; and inflationary ramifications for waiting until fiscal year 200 I to make the proposed improvements. Mr. Post advised Councilmembers of the available balance in Flmd No. 409 (Non-Assessable Road Improvements), which could be accessed to provide funding for any shortfall experienced for fiscal year 2000 improvements. Mr. Post provided a history of the source of those funds, including previous Minnesota State Aid (MSAl construction reimbursement and Army Reserve utility access fees. It was the consensus of the Council that, at a minimum, ponding and utility work be completed in the year 2000, with additional work to follow, after determining a City policy for the width of collector streets. However, Councilmembers determined that this caused a two-year construction period for the residents to contend with. Following further discussion, stafl was directed to present the entire scope ofthe proposed 2000 Street Improvement project to residents at the public informational meeting tentatively scheduled for November 30, 1999 at 7 :00 p.m. at City Hall, showing the ponding and water quality enhancements and presuming a thirty-two foot (32') street width. .