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• • COUNCIL WORK SESSION AUGUST 21, 1996 CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES DATE • August 21, 1996 TIME STARTED 5:00 p.m. TIME ENDED 8:45 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT • Council Members Bergeson, Kuether, Lyden and Neal and Mayor Landers Staff members present: City Administrator, Randy Schumacher; Community Development Director, Brian Wessel; Solid Waste Coordinator, Jackie Constant and Clerk -Treasurer Marilyn Anderson. TRANSPORTATION PLAN SUMMARY, SRF At the last Council meeting, Council asked staff for more informat Transportation Plan and the people responsible for drafting the Mr. Ahrens have interviewed Mr. Ferrol Robinson who is NAC on this project. Mr. Robinson's credentials were o ding the umacher and David Licht, Using the overhead projector, Mr. Robinson p t Transportation Plan to Council. The purpose of the Transportation P • elp support the updated Comprehensive Plan and to satisfy de or the City. Other uses of the Transportation Plan include the ab' 'zens and prospective citizens know where their property is located in con t. tur freeways or major collector streets and help prospective business • acen to streets that will either be reconstructed or constructed. It was noted that • qty prepared a Transportation Plan for the entire County and several main roads n• es were included in that Plan. Mr. Robinson explained that the County Plan is . required to be updated. In addition, the level of detail does not include all of the Lino Lakes issues. However, the Lino Lakes Transportation Plan will be required to be coordinated with the County Plan and the transportation plans of adjoining cities. Council Member Lyden noted that local and County streets can get Lino Lakes citizens to the freeways in a "heartbeat". However, once our citizens reach either I -35E or I -35W, they sit there as if the freeways are parking lots. Mr. Robinson noted that there are no plans to improve either freeway except for regular maintenance and safety issues. The State is demanding that every community understand there is no money to update the system. The State (Metropolitan Council) wants communities to build parallel streets. • Mr. Robinson was asked what would happen if the City ignores the Metropolitan Council on this issue. Mr. Robinson explained that the Metropolitan Council would not cooperate PAGE 1