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Councilmember McClung stated he would be more comfortable waiting a couple of months to see what transpires on the TCAAP property before making a commitment on the CR H project. City Administrator Moorse explained that waiting a couple of months could mean that we've lost the opportunity to receive local match dollars from Mn/DOT. Councilmember Grant commented that the Council is only looking at $10,000 (if Shoreview matches our contribution) for this project and he doesn't agree that it would be "throwing the money away." Councilmember Holmes agreed that the City should proceed with the CR H proj ect. Councilmember Holden stated that she would not approve this as it is; she would pullout Concept 1 and she wants Shoreview to pay for some of this project. She then questioned how long it will take to do the modeling on this project and whether or not the $10 million the City Administrator referred to has already been allocated. Mayor Harpstead commented that one problem for Arden Hills as far as receiving stimulus dollars, we had no "shovel-ready" projects while other cities had final designs and were simply waiting for funds. I. Council Comments and ReQuests Mayor Harpstead reported that Representative Knuth had been pushing a concept that would say that if Mn/DOT was taking a road from a trunk highway to a freeway, they would adjust the factor by which they considered whether or not noise mitigation was cost effective, in other words, increase that threshold. There was a hearing on this proposal which Mayor Harpstead attended and spoke on behalf of the City of Arden Hills in support of this concept. This matter was sent to committee to investigate the fiscal impact. Mayor Harpstead also reported that he was at a meeting last night attended by Senator Chaudhary who commented on the state budget deficit. Councilmember Grant commented on the stimulus funding stating the City had $800,000 in for bridge improvements on CR E supported by the Council of