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. 'Esta6[islied 18S7 STAFF REPORT DATE: September 16, 2002 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Kim Moore-Sykes, City Administrator fWb Tri-City Meeting at Hugo on September 12, 2002 FROM: RE: ............................................................................ This second Tri-City meeting was very informative and productive, although the group agreed to table the question of sharing water production (number 4. on the meeting agenda) at Mayor Miron's request. He suggested that it should be rescheduled to the next meeting due to the extensive discussion that had been going on regarding the CSAH 8/ll4lmprovement Project and the I35E/CSAH 14 Interchange. Several of the area's political representatives were also in attendance. Kennedy, Vanderveer, Krentz, Bachmann, Holston and others that I did not know were there mostly for the discussions regarding the widening of 14 and the interchange. Lynn Bly, State of Minnesota, discussed some of the benefits of moving the interchange to the south. She also stated that there will be a meeting Sept. 17 from 4:30 to 7:00 at the Century Junior High School in Forest Lake. Glen Van Wormer, SEH and formally from MnDOT, discussed the 1995 transportation study that was commissioned by the I35E Corridor Coalition. The Coalition included White Bear Lake, White Bear Township, Vadnais Heights, Gem Lake, North Oaks, Ramsey County, Met Council, and MnDOT. Mr. Van Wormer indicated that these cities were experiencing a similar situation as Centerville, Hugo and Lino Lakes with increased traffic and increasing growth. He reported that they looked at the relationship between land use and transportation and worked towards balancing them. He indicated that coordination between the interested parties was critical to the success of their project and part of this coordination was the agreement each made to keep land use planning activities to what was stated in each comprehensive land use plan. He kept reiterating that it is important to find a balance between land development and roadway capacity and with good, sound plans, he felt the group had the strength to meet and overcome legal challenges from developers. This same cohesiveness is just as important when approaching the State or Federal governments for funding. Kennedy and Vandeveer repeated this idea as well; they both said that regional planning gets more attention from funding sources that a broader coalition is more likely to succeed in getting financial support for a regional project that benefits more people.