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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 21, 2014 Page 4 10. Presentations a. Presentation from Metropolitan Council Mayor Roe introduced and welcomed Metropolitan Council District 10 Repre- sentative Marie McCarthy. Ms. McCarthy thanked City Manager Trudgeon for his openness in working in partnership with her and the Metropolitan Council. Ms. McCarthy provided an overview of her representation of twelve communities in Ramsey and Anoka Counties, herself a resident of Blaine, and the status of her term on the Council, which ends this year. As part of that overview, Ms. McCar- thy reviewed some of the Metropolitan Council's issues or items affecting the City of Roseville now or in the future. One of the impacts noted by Ms. McCarthy was the Snelling Avenue BRT as part of the Metropolitan Council's metro-wide transit program, and introduced Metro- politan Transit Senior Planner Katie Roth to provide an update on that project. Ms. McCarthy stated that she hoped to serve as a facilitator in the BRT decision- making process between the Metropolitan Council and Roseville City Council. Ms. McCarthy noted that this was an important issue to the City of Roseville, and reiterated her desire to partner with the community. Ms. McCarthy advised that she had reviewed the City's Imagine Roseville 2025 community document, and expressed her hope that the Metropolitan Council could help the City execute that vision. Ms. McCarthy reviewed some of the more recent grant awards from the Metro- politan Council to the City of Roseville over the last eight years, including several for housing projects as well as infrastructure work in the Twin Lakes Redevelop- ment Area. Ms. McCarthy stated that it was her pleasure to recognize those awards; and assured Councilmembers and staff that the Metropolitan Council considered all grants submitted and their applicable awards. Regarding Infiltration and Inflow (I&I), Ms. McCarthy advised that, with the re- cent storms experienced in the metropolitan area and specifically in Roseville, the City would be receiving a letter shortly from the Metropolitan Council addressing and notifying them, along with other communities, of their exceeding maximum allowable rates at that time. In concluding her comments, Ms. McCarthy offered her availability to the City Council and staff; and her welcoming opportunities to work together. Katie Roth,AICP, Senior Planner, BRT/Small Starts (Katie/Roth@metrotransit.org)