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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA <br />JANUARY 11, 2017 <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City Council <br />of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 1 lth day of January, 2017 in <br />the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in <br />said City. <br />Mayor John Keis called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the following <br />members of the City Council were present at roll call: <br />CITY COUNCIL: <br />ALSO PRESENT: <br />Mayor <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />City Administrator <br />City Clerk <br />Mr. John Keis <br />Mr. Christian Torkelson <br />Mr. Rick Montour <br />Mr. Tom Fischer <br />Mr. Mike McGraw <br />Mr. Joel Hanson <br />Ms. Heidi Heller <br />UPDATE ON Mayor Keis stated that the purpose of this evening's workshop is to discuss the <br />RICE STREET & Rice Street and I-694 bridge project with Beth Engum, Engineer with Ramsey <br />I-694 BRIDGE County Public Works, and Mark Benson, Project Manager with SEH. <br />PROJECT <br />Ms. Engum reported that she had last given the Council an update on this project <br />in April 2016 and a lot of work has been done since then. She reviewed the <br />background of the project and stated that MNDOT does not see this bridge as a <br />priority and has not earmarked money to replace it, so Ramsey County stepped <br />in and organized support from the three adjacent cities. She explained that <br />Ramsey County feels there is a functionality problem with the bridge and the <br />amount of traffic that uses it. She noted that pedestrian facilities will be added <br />to the new bridge since several properties in the area have redevelopment <br />potential, along with the new development projects that are currently happening. <br />She explained that when the County comes in to reconstruct a corridor, they also <br />want to clean up the access points to improve safety. Ms. Engum stated the total <br />project cost is around $30 million, and they have submitted a grant application <br />for $7 million in federal funds and a state legislative request of $23.5 million. <br />Mr. Benson explained that for the roadway design, they are using 2040 traffic <br />forecast numbers, which also reflects any proposed or under construction <br />projects in the area. He stated that this is a very challenging process and is <br />similar to when they had to find a solution to the close intersections at Rice <br />