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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 16,2014 Page 8 Commissioner McGuire provided highlights from the last legislative session and funding during this second year of the State's biennial budget; capital improve- ment program infrastructure needs and state funding; and public health and safety mandates of the state and federal government, delegated to the County. Commissioner McGuire addressed work at the Twin Cities Army Ammunitions Plant (TCAAP) in Arden Hills and redevelopment plans to increase the tax base for area cities and address affordable housing needs in the area; and funding for Safe Routes to Schools and Bus Rapid Transit, including her advocacy for ex- panding that BRT line as far as the TCAAP area. Further items addressed by Commissioner McGuire included the recent opening of the Green Line and connecting routes involving Roseville, and improved and more frequent service on Snelling Avenue as a connector to the Green Line, scheduled to start service in 2015. Specific to Roseville, Commissioner McGuire addressed completed negotiations for County Road B west of Cleveland Avenue as a turnback to the City, and the. County taking back some of the Victoria to Dale Street section of County Road B-2, requiring more extensive repairs. Commissioner McGuire noted concrete rehabilitation work being done throughout Ramsey County, including several roads in Roseville. Commissioner McGuire spoke to recent discussions with City and County Public Works Directors and the access off Hamline Avenue into the Ramsey County Li- brary-Roseville Branch. Commissioner McGuire noted that to-date she'd been involved in the discussions that addressed the history of the access and how it happened, as well as how to inform future access spaces into county buildings off county roads. Commissioner McGuire stated that at this time, a meeting among the Library Director, City of Roseville, and Ramsey County was being scheduled to consider a safe solution. Commissioner McGuire stated that she was looking forward to Rosefest, and gave kudos to the City for this great community festival. Commissioner McGuire not- ed that she had provided a copy of the legislative session review for Coun- cilmembers; and sought input from Councilmembers on any issues or concerns they wanted her to work on between now and her next update to the City Council. Councilmember Laliberte thanked Commissioner McGuire for following through on those items addressed previously, providing more voices. Councilmember McGehee thanked Commissioner McGuire for her assistance on issues; and suggested her future presentations include a display for the viewing public.