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G� <br />Date : 12/17/O1 <br />Item: B-1 <br />�� <br />>� <br />City COUriCiI <br />Combined Work Session & Regular Meeting Minutes <br />December 11, 2001 <br />The City Council met on the above date with the following members 6:32 p.m. <br />present (voting order): Klausing, Mastel, Goedeke, Maschka and Kysylyczyn. Roll Call <br />Absent: none. <br />I. Work Session <br />A. Transportation & Transit <br />Schwartz — Introduction & Overview <br />Schwartz outlined the evening's presentations and emphasized that <br />transportation comprises a system that requires regional and inter- <br />governmental cooperation. [Note: In addition to the presenters <br />below, the following persons were in attendance: State Rep. Mindy <br />Greiling, County Commissioner Jan Wiessner, Met. Council <br />Member Roger Williams, and County Public Works Director and <br />County Engineer Ken Haider.] <br />Frank Pafco, Area Manager, Minnesota Department of <br />Transportation, reviewed charts portraying historical, current and <br />projected traffic congestion delay, vehicle miles traveled, <br />population, and length of trips. He indicated that state <br />transportation project planning was limited to. about $250 million in <br />expenditures per-year. He suggested that, between now and 2025, <br />$15 billion in improvements are needed to maintain even functional <br />levels, yet only $5 billion is identified. <br />He described the ABC Program: Advantages to transit, Bottleneck <br />removal, and Corridor connections. He emphasized preserving <br />existing assets, while optimizing function and expanding highway <br />capacity. He explained the nature, timing and investment level for <br />various state highway projects in and around Roseville. Finally, he <br />described the installation of shields on the lights over TH 36. <br />Dan Soler, Transportation Engineer, Ramsey County; <br />the County's plans for reconstructing county roads, <br />other county roads, and intersection improvements. <br />Schwartz & Bloom discussed the City street <br />summarized <br />maintaining <br />system and <br />