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AR DEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL TCAAP WORK SESSION-OCTOBER 28. 2009 4 IA. Debrief the Joint Meeting with the Ramsey County Board and Discuss the Next Steps (continued) Mayor Harpstead indicated this was discussed with the County Commissioners and at that time, they asked Greg Mack what the pathway was to connect from Arden Hills to the Rice Creek Corridor. The current plan was to go from Tony P Schmidt Park through New Brighton, in some way to the Long Lake Regional Park to connect to the corridor. Councilmember Holden indicated the County is reviewing different scenarios, but that this was the one being suggested first. Councilmember Grant noted the County Commissioners did not have funding for the suggested trail at this time. Mayor Harpstead questioned what the next steps would be for the Council. City Administrator Moorse indicated the Council would need to prepare for the bidder's conference, providing direction to potential buyers or developers. Mayor Harpstead asked if there would be minutes prepared from the County Board meeting, as this was a public meeting with a quorum of the Council present. He requested that these minutes be completed by November l Oth. City Administrator Moorse stated he would follow up the County Board on this or would complete the minutes himself. Councilmember Grant encouraged staff to keep the TCAAP information on the - City's website for the upcoming bidder's conference. Community Development Director Lehnhoff indicated that no information has been removed from the website to date. Councilmember Holmes explained that the City should be coordinating with Betty McCollum's office to let them know how the City would be proceeding. City Administrator Moorse indicated that he would draft a letter and forward it to the Council for their review based on the comments tonight from the County Board - meeting, which would then be forwarded to the congressional delegation.