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<br /> DRAFT' <br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - JULY 20. 1998 4 <br /> . <br /> Budget: Staff would anticipate spending up to $10,000 to accomplish this task. <br /> Discussion: After discussion regarding public documents and public opposition; public <br /> perception; FAA tower location suggestions; future development of additional towers; <br /> and other options available to the City, it was the consensus of the Council to rework the <br /> City's strategy on this item to pursue no City support of this tower request. <br />. Highwav 96 Reconstruction and Area Development <br /> Strategy: Direct the County to prepare plans for the entire length of Highway 96 through <br /> Arden Hills, and to pursue federal funding to allow for the construction of this road in <br /> 2000-2002. If necessary, assist in the facilitation of conversations between federal and <br /> county officials in the acquisition of landIROW for the interchange area as it relates to <br /> TCAAP. <br /> Outside Assistance: The City utilized the Highway 96 Task Force to prepare <br /> recommendations to Ramsey County and the City Council. The work of this task force is <br /> complete. For the remainder of the work remaining related to Highway 96/Highway 10 <br /> only some legal/lobbying assistance may be necessary. . <br /> Budget: Outside of expenditures already identified within the five year CIP. The city <br /> may incur additional costs of approximately $5,000 to accomplish this task. <br /> Discussion: Mr. Fritsinger stated that this is the highest monitoring priority at this time, <br /> with little direct cost to the City due to Ramsey County and the State of Minnesota <br /> driving the project. <br /> Mayor Probst stated the Council needed to see the final design after it was put together by <br /> Ramsey County to make sure it was in line with the general discussions held between all <br /> parties. <br /> Mr. Fritsinger stated that Ramsey County had held their initial meeting with the City of <br /> New Brighton last week regarding the Highway 96 project. Mr. Fritsinger noted that City <br /> of New Brighton officials involved in the discussion, were agreeable with the project, but <br /> no time frame had been discussed at this point. Staff is attempting to set a meeting next <br /> week between the respective Mayors, engineers, City Managers! Administrators, and other <br /> involved parties to further discuss the project. <br /> Further discussion items included project funding; timing of the project by Ramsey <br /> County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). <br /> . <br /> -, <br />