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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 11, 2016 Page 35 meeting on the proj ect; complete final design; and bring that final design to the City Council prior to review and consider future bidding of the project. Councilmeinber McGehee opined that Mr. Gjerdingen brought up excellent points and expressed her hope that they be talcen into consideration especially with the businesses in the immediate area and along Snelling Avenue. Councilmember McGehee opined that the broader point was that this roadway coming off I-35W was simply a thoroughfare primarily for those trying to go north on Snelling Ave- nue. As the project is defined in the RCA, Councilmember McGehee opined that it did nothing more than bringing more traffic through Roseville with no particu- lar purpose. While she supported bringing traffic in for jobs and shopping, Coun- cilmember McGehee spoke to the need to limit that traffic to ensure safety in high pedestrian traffic areas. Councilmember McGehee further opined that this is a re- ally bad spot with few options for the city; and similar to her stated opposition to other proposals and/or projects for this area, stated that this is not the right thing to do with the traffic being invited off I-35W that will only further clog an already difficult and dangerous intersection regularly used by Roseville residents. Councilmember Laliberte spoke in support of the motion to receive additional in- formation about cost and design, noting that it contain additional concept designs as suggested by Mayor Roe with different access options for Scandinavian De- sign. Councilmember Laliberte specifically asked that staff include that option when going out to neighborhood meetings for their feedback as well. Councilmeinber Etten agreed with the coinments of Councilmember Laliberte, in addition to the coinments of Mr. Gjerdingen about that intersection design and fa- cilitating pedestrian crossings. Councilmember Etten reiterated discussion that there was already a capacity problem with this intersection, and more traffic vol- ume anticipated with the extension of Twin Lakes Parkway, opined that it was important to get this proj ect started. Roll Call Ayes: Willinus, Laliberte, Etten and Roe. Nays: McGehee. Motion carried. At approximately 9:57 p.m., McGehee moved, Etten seconded, extending the meeting curfew to complete Item 16.a. Roll Call Ayes: McGehee, Willmus, Laliberte, Etten and Roe. Nays: None. 16. Business Items — Presentations/Discussions