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Mounds View City Council August 12, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 27 Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated it was covered in the initial fees and she is not expecting an invoice. City Administrator Miller indicated that the City Manager from New Brighton to suggest a joint meeting with Council to discuss the reconstruction of Silver Lake Road. Mayor Sonterre indicated he would be interested in attending. Council Member Marty agreed that the meeting would be beneficial due to the discussions concerning the center turn lane and reconstruction that would affect the traffic in Mounds View. Mayor Sonterre explained that the design for the road came from the County not New Brighton. Council Member Thomas asked what the County schedule for this is because there are a lot of other meetings to deal with right now. Council Member Stigney asked if the whole Council needs to be there or if the Mayor and the City Administrator could meet and provide input back to Council. Council Member Thomas indicated she would like information from Ramsey County as to why they have opted for this route. Mayor Sonterre indicated that at the last I35 Corndor Coalition Meeting Frank Pathco got charged up talking with MNDOT and the evaluation of the transportation pitfalls of State Highway 10 and I35W and the need expand Highway 10 through Mounds View and that would require a sound wall. However, the priority is to solve the I35W congestion prior to doing that and the best estimate to expand is 2012 to 2015. He then said that, if Council is going to be proactive to try to negotiate or force the implementation of a sound wall, it would need to be done by the City because it is not happening anytime in the near future. Council Member Quick commented that the Commissioner of Transportation affects policy to some degree and with the election coming up things may change. He then said he thinks the City should wait until November to see what happens. Mayor Sonterre recommended bringing the matter to the attention of the gubernatorial candidates. Mayor Sonterre indicated it is possible that the current administration may cut the local government aid yet this year and that would be of great concern to the City as those dollars are expected and have been budgeted. He further explained that there has been talk of doing this to put the new governor in a better position at the beginning of his term. Council Member Thomas cautioned that the forecasts have been known to be way off and it has been very difficult to follow the revenue streams so she suggested waiting to see what happens.