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_____Original Message----- From: Chris Miller Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 2:11 PM To: *RVCouncil Subject: Proposed Park & Ride � Skating Center Dear Council, Over the past two weeks, City Staff have been meeting with officials from Metro Transit who have expressed interest in re-starting the Park & Ride that used to be at south parking lot of the Skating Center up until a couple of years ago. Their ridership is increasing, and they have exceeded their allotted spots at Rosedale. We have a reached an agreement in principle that is virtually the same as the previous agreement, although at this time Metro Transit is only looking for a temporary solution until they can find a permanent facility. Our normal process for moving this forward would he to bring this item before the Council for consideration at the next available meeting. However, we were just informed today by Metro Transit that they are under a very tight deadline to solidify alternative spots to their Rosedale site, which includes an informatianal/marketing campaign. As you might guess, Metro Transit would like to begin printing brochures as soon as possible. We will schedule this item for consideration at the 11/13/06 Council meeting. Based on the proposed agreement, and in considering the public policy issues and community benefits, Staff will be recommending approval. [nThile we won't make any promises to Metro Transit with regard to the Council�s decision, I�m sure they would appreciate knowing whether the Council finds this favorable for the City or not. I realize that none of you have seen the agreement, but it is virtually identical to the previous one. And I don�t recall much if any previous opposition or citizen complaints. If you're agreeable to sharing them at this time, please let me know your thoughts. Thanks. Christopher K. Miller Finance Director & Interim City Manager City of Roseville, MN 55113 651-792-7031