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Mounds View City Council April 10, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 3 Mayor Coughlin reported the I-35W Corridor Coalition met the previous week, and members of the City Councils and Planning Commissions were invited to attend. He extended this thanks to the six Mounds View Planning Commission members who attended this meeting, adding that this was a significant sacrifice of time for them, and they should be commended in this regard, as well as Council Member Thomason, who represented the Council, along with himself. He extended his appreciation to staff for the variety of staff members who were also present. He commented that he viewed it as somewhat of a competition to see how many representatives the City could bring to these meetings, and only the city of Blaine had more people in attendance at that time. He indicated Mounds View is a small town, however, it is well represented at these meetings, and their voice was clearly heard that evening. Mayor Coughlin stated that since the previous meeting of the Council, he has been to the Capitol twice, bringing his total meetings at the Capitol to approximately 25, in regard to the Airport Legislation. He extended his thanks to Council Member Thomason for helping to represent the City in this regard, during the previous week. He indicated she had met the Speaker of the House, and was initiated into the negotiation process that is currently underway. He extended kudos to City Attorney Long, who has done a Yeoman’s job at the Capitol in terms of going toe- to-toe with the MAC Lobbyists. Mayor Coughlin reported there was a brief Highway 10 safety and redevelopment update at the previous Council Work Session. He stated the Council is continuing to work with Springsted & Associates to organize a schedule for the community meetings, and the dates and times of those meetings would be communicated to the public as soon as they are available. He indicated there was also discussion at the Work Session pertaining to street lighting options, and Interim Administrator Ulrich would provide further detail in this regard. Mayor Coughlin reported that the Golf Course Committee meeting was televised and would be re-broadcast for those interested in viewing the proceedings. He stated options were presented at this meeting for increasing cash flow at the golf course, which may become a critical consideration in the event that the City is unable to obtain the anticipated revenues from the billboards along Highway 10. He indicated the Golf Course Committee made some recommendations for increasing revenues, which would be presented to the Council in short order. Interim Administrator Ulrich reported at the previous Work Session, Council gave staff direction to proceed with Springsted’s format for their Highway 10 survey, and they will organize a small task force to determine some ideas for the future of Highway 10. He stated the task force will consist of two to three members from each of the commissions, including the Planning, Economic Development, and Parks and Recreation Commissions, and participation has been further expanded to include two students from the Edgewood Middle School, the School Principal, and a representative from the Chamber of Commerce. He indicated there would be a least two public meetings in this regard, and the Economic Development Coordinator and Community Development Director would be in charge of organizing those meetings, and coordinating them with Sprinsted. He advised that further information would be publicized as soon as it is available.