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Mounds View City Council May 8, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 18 • Ms. advised that at this point, what they would propose to do with the Steering Committee is have them identify some priorities, recognizing that they may wish to proceed with some matters in the first 12 months, some items that could be focused upon during the next year to three years, and some beyond three years. She stated they could work with the Steering Committee to identify those priorities, after which, they would have a check list for the community, and this would be the point where they would propose the third meeting, at which they would sit down with some community members to obtain their feedback on the plan, and determine how it draws upon all of the previous studies and discussion. Ms. indicated that after this point, they would have the Steering Committee's recommendation and the community comments, and this would be the appropriate time to come back before the Council and present this material. She stated the Council could then consider this information and determine if they would like to proceed to the second phase where the outcome would be the development of an action plan that would provide some concrete steps to take, and would also provide the opportunity to consider the costs of the types of improvements that have been suggested and who would be responsible for those improvements. She explained that this would take into consideration the types of financing plans that are available, and the pace that the City would like to take in terms of implementing the plan. Ms. stated many quality recommendations have come forward in the information that has been gathered, and through the review of the reports, she believes there are some exciting possibilities in the manner in which the corridor has been visualized, and what it could represent to the City, in terms of the community. She advised that from a cost standpoint, they would see the first phase as attainable under the initial cost estimate provided for the original work plan. She explained that in the event additional meetings become required, they would estimate they would be charged at a rate of $600 per meeting. She indicated that if they could hold this process to three meetings, this would represent a "not to exceed" cost of $5,000. Mayor Coughlin inquired if this estimate would cover the costs of Springsted's presentation to the Council and a public review of the findings, after the third meeting. Ms. stated this might constitute a fourth meeting, however, the manner in which they have laid out the proposal appears to address this consideration, and she believed it would be included. She indicated that with the second phase of the proposal; the action plan, based upon similar work they have done in the past, they believe a general estimate would be approximately $5,000 to $7,000. She stated there were many opportunities to review the proposed plan and determine if there were aspects of that process that City staff could undertake. She pointed out that they might wish to involve the City Engineer to identify the costs of certain improvements, if those costs have not already been identified in the City's current Capital Improvement Plan. She explained that where there is existing data, and everyone is confident with that data, they would not wish to reiterate that work, however, if issues come forward, which require examination of the cost projections, this would only serve to make the action plan more accurate. • Bob Thistle of Springsted & Associates indicated that as they went through the materials, they found there was a wealth of information in terms of well-written reports, including staff reports and the previous studies that have been conducted. He stated that in the sequential review, that