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City of St. Anthony <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />Minutes <br />April 8, 2025 <br /> <br />Present: <br />Mayor & Council: <br />Mayor Wendy Webster, Councilmembers Lona Doolan, Nadia Elnagdy, and Jan Jenson. <br /> <br />Absent: Councilmember Thomas Randle. <br /> <br />Staff: <br />City Manager Charlie Yunker, Assistant City Manager Ashley Morello, and Sustainability Coordinator <br />Minette Saulog. <br /> <br />Others: <br /> <br />Call to Order: <br />Mayor Wendy Webster called the Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />1. Approval of CC WS Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />A. March 25, 2025, City Council Work Session Minutes <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Doolan, to approve the City Council <br />Work Session Minutes of March 25, 2025, as presented. <br /> <br />Motion carried 4-0. <br /> <br />2. Work Session Topics <br /> <br />A. Active Transportation Plan <br /> <br />Assistant City Manager Ashley Morello reviewed in November 2024, staff applied for the Minnesota <br />Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Active Transportation Planning Assistance grant application, <br />and in January, Staff received notification that the grant was successful. As part of the grant award, <br />MnDOT pairs the City with a consultant, who provides up to $100,000 worth of consultant work to <br />develop the plan. MnDOT and the consultant provide the outline and guidance of what a successful <br />active transportation plan will entail. The City does not provide any matching funds, nor is there any <br />exchange of funds between the City and MnDOT or the consultant. <br /> <br />The consultant will guide the City to develop an Active Transportation Plan that promotes walking, <br />biking, and rolling. MnDOT’s goal for the program is to help people walk, bike, and roll to where they <br />live, work, and play. The plan will include an analysis of existing conditions, opportunities for community <br />engagement, propose ways to modify infrastructure, and encourage active transportation. As part of the <br />development of the plan, the consultant will help the City with one of the following implementation <br />tools: a demonstration project, conduct a cost scoping estimate, or receive an engineering sketch or <br />data evaluation. The local planning team will help identify which implementation tool would be <br />applicable based on the Active Transportation planning process. The final plan will be for planning <br />purposes only, and does not commit to future projects or funding for roadway modifications. No design <br />alternatives would be finalized as part of this planning process.