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City Council Minutes — 12/1 1/O1 Page 2 improvements. They sketched the currently approved plans for transportation capital improvements in Roseville. Bob Beneke, Consultant, North Metro I35W Corridor Coalition, a multi jurisdictional effort, reviewed the connection between jobs and transportation, especially within the I-35W corridor. He compared and contrasted the theoretical carrying capacity of I- 35W, and the actual traffic counts there. He emphasized functionality from a systems perspective. He reviewed several redevelopment projects along the corridor. Bloom discussed the Northeast Diagonal Land Use/Transit Study, a multi jurisdictional effort, involving Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Roseville, Vadnais Heights, Shoreview, White Bear Township and White Bear Lake. She described several economic development opportunity sites along the corridor. Arlene McCarthy, Director of Service Development, and Aaron Isaacs, Facilities Development, Metro Transit, discussed experience with the revised bus routes in Roseville, ridership, hours of operation and fares. They also overviewed a transit proposal to expand and enhance the transit hub at Rosedale. Schwartz thanked a11 presenters and indicated staff would be back with the City Council as projects came forward. II. Regular 1�Ieeting A. Communications and Public Comment A-1 Dick Lambert made three requests relating to the ethics investigation of his complaint: 1. Council should task the Ethics Commission with recommending changes to the Ethics Resolution and complaint process. 2. Should empower the Ethics Commission with subpoena power. 3. Should revise the Roseville Ethics Resolution. Mastel suggested that the Ethics Commission should review the Ethics Resolution. Goedeke commented on the Ethics Commission. Kysylyczyn responded that the City Council would address this issue next year.