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11. Work with Roseville to meet common development objectives. City staff has already made contact with Roseville. A meeting will be set up in the near future to discuss the development guide with their City Manager and Community Development Director. Recommendation: Proceed as indicated with the understanding that this is an on -going process that will require continued contact between the staff of the two cities. 12. Incorporate development guide into the Comprehensive Plan. This will be a function of the City Planner as part of our Comprehensive Plan update. Recommendation: Have this item completed by City Planner as part of the Comprehensive Plan update process. 13. Seek legislative authority to establish special service district. This has been discussed with Rusty Fifield and he will get us examples of this legislation. Upon direction of the Council, staff can forward this on to our area legislators in order that they may sponsor a bill in the next legislative session. Recommendation: Proceed as indicated above. 14. Participate in the local community's program. Actions have already been taken in this regard. Recommendation: Existing staff will handle this requirement. 15. Solicit proposals from developers. See attached memo from Rusty Fifield. Recommendation: Define criteria needed to evaluate RFPs. Decide if consultant services are needed to complete this task. It should be noted that with appropriate definition of objectives, existing staff can solicit the RFP's. Our fiscal advisors and City Planner would then be used to help evaluate the proposal. After reviewing this information, the key issue that appears to need immediate action is soliciting proposals for consulting services to assist in design of roadway improvements and related streetscape. Ramsey County's determination of alignment issue should be completed before we have consultants get too far into this project. I believe the existing staff has the capacity to PAGE 27