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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota was duly held on the 27th day of January at 6:00 p.m. The following members were present: McGehee, Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, Roe ; and the following were absent: None. Member Etten introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION No. 11125 RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR RAMSEY COUNTY'S REQUEST FOR TCAAP ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AT 35W/HIGHWAY 96 AND 35W/COUNTY ROAD H WHEREAS, 430 acres of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant(TCAAP) site have been purchased by Ramsey County from the United States Government for pollution remediation and redevelopment ; and WHEREAS, The City of Arden Hills has partnered with Ramsey County to best determine future land uses that will serve residents of the City and region well into the future, and WHEREAS, Redevelopment of this site will build new tax base, create living wage jobs, and meet regional housing goals; and WHEREAS, To assure the development of this site in a timely manner, $35 million is needed from State funds for improvements to the interchanges at I-35W/CSAH 96, I-35/County Road H and a new intersection at Highway 96 and interior spine road on the TCAAP site, and WHEREAS, the bridge at 35W/Hwy. 96, and the InterchangeBridge at 35W and County Road H are slated for maintenance in the 2015 and 2016 MnDOT capital improvement plan, and WHEREAS, These improvements will benefit the cities of Arden Hills, Moundsview, Shoreview, New Brighton as well as large and small employers in the burgeoning "medical alley" corridor in the vicinity of 35W and 694, and WHEREAS,the 694/35W Corridor alreQdy supports more than 37,000 jobs, making it a major economic engine for the East Metro, and WHEREAS, these improvements will benefit commuters throughout the region,