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Mounds View City Council May 8,1999 <br />Regular Meeting Page 19 <br />data is available for utilization, and they believe this would be a good point from which to <br />• commence. He pointed out that the issues become somewhat subjective as they are examined, <br />therefore, they would like to keep the proposal as flexible as possible. He indicated there were <br />some items the Council might desire City staff to do, noting that the City has a very competent <br />finance staff, which could assist in the preparation of these plans. He explained that they could <br />mix and match these duties as they proceed. <br />Mayor Coughlin stated Sprinsted comes very highly recommended by former City Administrator <br />Chuck Whiting, because they are public finance advisors, therefore, once the City determines <br />what they desire to do, this would be a seamless process, with the assistance of the City's own <br />internal staff, in terms of having a very clear estimate of the costs and options. <br />Ms. Thistle advised that after the Council has a sense of the direction in which they would like to <br />proceed, the three components would be related to the costs, the timing, and how aggressive they <br />would like to be. He explained that the roadway would be present for many years, and in light of <br />this, the process could be manipulated to determine the impact to the tax base, in terms of what <br />they would consider to be a reasonable burden, and this could be peppered on the community. <br />Council Member Marty stated he would like this process to commence. He indicated he was <br />under the impression that the first meeting would be held within the next few days, and this <br />proposal represented a new direction. He pointed out that children were continuing to run across <br />Highway 10, and he did not wish to belabor the matter with discussion. He indicated a number <br />• of studies have been done in the past, as Springsted has uncovered and explained, however, they <br />have not been acted upon. He stated he would like to have this matter proceed correctly, and as <br />soon as possible. <br />Mr. Thistle stated it was apparent through reviewing the material that the information was <br />present, and the matter to be determined was how to move it forward. <br />Mayor Coughlin stated in his understanding, the first meeting as proposed in the original draft <br />was to be for the purpose of reviewing all of the previous studies and discussions, and this has <br />been done internally, therefore, the matters is proceeding. He indicated Sprinsted has saved time <br />in this process, and at this point, they could move forward rather than repeat the same <br />discussions. <br />Mr. Thistle pointed out that at this point, asking people their opinions regarding what must be <br />done would basically be redoing what has already been done in the past. Mayor Coughlin added <br />that this would be a waste of effort and City resources. <br />Council Member Marty advised that the first meeting should be scheduled. <br />Mayor Coughlin stated this would simply involve the coordination of the Steering Committee, <br />staff, and Springsted, and he would leave this matter for those bodies to determine. He stated the <br />• involvement of the Design Center in that meeting would be very appropriate, given that they are <br />working very closely with the I-35W Corridor Coalition, of which he is a Board Member, and <br />they have already addressed some of these issues, and have flagged Highway 10 as a significant <br />