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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 16,2012 Page 6 Councilmember Willmus concurred; and expressed appreciation for the District focusing on trade skills for future student employment and the efforts to en- hance their skill set. Superintendent Hoverman underscored that no programming efforts were taken from the top 20% or lower 20% of the student population; but the purpose was provide students with the highest preparation possible to allow them to make good choices. Mayor Roe noted the value of students being able to stay on campus for the post-secondary education, both for them and their families, thereby adding to their comfort level of learning and avoiding major transitions. Mayor Roe ex- pressed his appreciation of these programs and efforts. Superintendent Hoverman expressed appreciation to the City of Roseville over the years; and offered the District's ongoing interest in pursuing other collabora- tive efforts. b. Receive Arterial Rapid Bus Transit Presentation Public Works Director Duane Schwartz introduced Metro Transit's Transitway Project Manager Charles Carlson. Mr. Carlson summarized the recent Arterial Transitway Corridors Study of eleven (11) major corridors in the metropolitan area under discussion for en- hanced transit: light rail, streetcar or other high amenity transit options; howev- er, he noted the challenge of some of those corridors with narrow streets com- pared with other corridors already in play(e.g. University Avenue). Mr. Carlson reviewed traditional roadway space allocations; proposed solutions to those corridor challenges; estimated travel time savings with rapid bus transit for sample corridors; station configurations, prototypes and features for this premium service; and comparisons with other regions. Mr. Carlson reviewed anticipated ridership results, estimated to increase by 40% -86%; and the average cost of$31 Million for engineering, larger vehicles, stations and signals; and a contingency fund. Mr. Carlson reviewed evaluation criteria, including their technical score versus readiness factors, for the eleven (11) corridor concepts; with the Snelling Avenue corridor receiving 75 out of 100 points, with the highest ranked corridor at 81%. Some of that criteria in- cluded growth, customer experience, integration, cost, and mobility.