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Approved: 6/11/07 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MAY 14, 2007; 8:55 P.M. ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Stan Harpstead called to order the work session at 8:55 p.m. Present: Mayor Stan Harpstead, Councilmembers David Grant, Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes and David McClung. Absent: None Also present were Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator; Greg Hoag, Public Works Director; Mark Benson, SEH; Jaimie Sloboden, SEH; Jim Tolaas, Ramsey County; Gen McJilton RRLD, LLC Mayor Harpstead added Item I: Characterization to the agenda. Ms. McJilton explained the issue of financial assurance and the delayed characterization. Councilmember McClung suggested that we document the activities. Highway 10 and 96 Improvement Project Ms. Wolfe stated that the Mayor handed out a draft resolution and the council has not had a chance for discussion. The most recent drawings from SEH were emailed to Council as well, but Council also has not had a chance for discussion. One of the goals this evening was to have some dialog about the resolution and the most recent drawing. At Councilmember McClung's request for additional crash/accident information, SEH provided information that Ms. Wolfe emailed out earlier today. Jaimie reviewed the crash data that was presented at the public meeting on April 2, 2007 and additional information collect last week from MnDOT staff. Included in the information gathered last week, was a list of the top 200 highest crash intersection locations in the state. The TH 10 and Highway 96 intersection ranked 41 on that list. The ranking was determined by the severity criteria and the cost value. The data collected was from January 2002 through December 2005 and did not include the 2004 data. Jaimie stated that the volume oftraffic on the frontage road was estimated at 10,000 per day.