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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 21,2014 Page 12 Ms. McCarthy duly noted that request and offered to look into the situation and see what avenues were available for her in facilitating this resolution. Mayor Roe thanked Ms. McCarthy and Ms. Roth for their attendance and their in- formative presentations. b. Approve a Resolution of Support for the Installation of Bus Rapid Transit Sta- tion at Snelling and Roselawn Avenues Councilmember Laliberte opined that it was fine for the City to adopt resolutions of support to affect change; however, in this case, she didn't see that such a reso- lution would accomplish anything in reinstating the Roselawn station on the BRT line. Since Ms. Roth indicated that the Roselawn station was not being eliminated completely, Councilmember Laliberte offered to provide that update to the resi- dents have expressed their concerns to her; and suggested that the resolution not be pursued at this time, but thanked staff for taking time to draft the resolution of support. Councilmember Laliberte suggested focusing on benefits of extending the BRT line further north on Snelling Avenue beyond Rosedale and up to TCAAP. Councilmember McGehee reiterated her advocacy for a shelter on Roselawn Av- enue at Snelling; duly noted by Mayor Roe and directed to City Manager Trudg- eon and staff. While the Roselawn station was not proposed for funding at this time, Mayor Roe expressed his hope that future ridership could prove that it is needed and would be used more heavily. Specific to Councilmember Etten's comments, Councilmember McGehee noted that this was one of the first transit improvement made for the northern suburbs, and while the City of Roseville should be happy with those efforts and that the Roselawn station was not completely erased from consideration, she was confi- dent that the Green LRT Line would provide significant draw and that station would be reconsidered. Speaking to the overall transit topic, Mayor Roe noted that the Rice Street corri- dor was another significant issue and would enhance connectivity issues in the northern suburbs. Mayor Roe noted the concerted efforts of northeast area sub- urbs in providing focus to decision-makers and making them aware of the prob- lems, including the efforts of the area Chamber of Commerce. Councilmember McGehee noted the lack of a pathway to access a bus stop on Roselawn and Snelling from Larpenteur and Snelling without circumventing Skillman Avenue and Har Mar Mall traffic and navigating six lanes of traffic to do so. Councilmember McGehee opined that it was not a trivial issue to get to