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<br />J- <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />Topic Report: Northstar Commuter Rail- Ramsey <br />Station <br />By: Heidi A. Nelson, Asst. City Administrator <br /> <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />As Council is aware, the full funding agreement for the Northstar Commuter Rail project <br />was approved in December, providing the necessary federal approvals for the project to <br />. move forward. With this funding in place and tq,e project moving forward to <br />implementation, the time has arrived for the City of Ramsey to formally make its request <br />for a Ramsey Station to the Regional Rail Authority and the Northstar Corridor <br />Development Authority. A resolution formally requesting a Ramsey Station is on the <br />regular agenda for consideration this evening and attached to this report for review. <br /> <br />Staff has met with The Tinklenberg Group and requested a proposal for work to be <br />performed in support of lobbying and planning for a Ramsey Station on the Northstar <br />Commuter Rail. The proposal from The Tinklenberg Group is attached for Council <br />consideration. Elwyn Tinklenberg will be present for the worksession discussion <br />regarding Northstar and the plan to request and lobby for a Ramsey Station. <br /> <br />Action Statement: <br />Based on discussion. Resolution Requesting Inclusion of Ramsey Station in the <br />Northstar Commuter Rail Service and Tinklenberg Group proposal are on the regular <br />agenda for consideration this evening. <br /> <br />I' <br /> <br /> <br />Reviewed by City Administratof;#.i~ <br />CCWS: 01/08/2008 <br />