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<br />Jodi Ruehle from The Tinklenberg Group stated that they are proposing two things, to find <br />support for the station through media and local officials and to also create interest in the Town <br />Center. She stated that part of the process will be amending the funding grant through the <br />NCDA and FTA to include the City. She stated that the City has already met its fair share of <br />dollars for some infrastructure items. She stated that The Tinklenberg Group would update the <br />ridership numbers, provide cost estimates for a pedestrian walkway to the parking ramp and the <br />cost for schedule adjustments. She stated that they put in the 4 to 5 month time frame because <br />there is a major effort needed right away. She stated that she feels the City will know in a short <br />amount oftime whether the City's request will be accepted so the City can get the ball rolling. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that he does not think there will be a problem getting a vote to approve this <br />because he thinks there is support for it. He stated that because of its location, he does not think <br />the Anoka station will be utilized by Ramsey residents. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that this item is on the regular agenda later tonight and stated <br />that because of time constraints, he suggests that further discussion happen at the regular <br />meeting. <br /> <br />MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF INPUT <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen stated that she feels the Council should have a discussion about <br />agenda plans. She stated that it seems to be a bad habit lately that the Council is not getting <br />through its scheduled agenda. She stated that she is unsure if this is because of overaggressive <br />scheduling or that the Council is not being efficient with its time. She stated that she feels this is <br />disrespectful to people that come to the meetings expecting the Council to discuss a certain item. <br />She suggested that this be discussed at the upcoming strategic planning retreat. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />The Work Session of the City Council was adjourned at 6:56 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />IUrL' b. k' 0 <br /> <br />Kurt Ulrich <br />City Administrator <br /> <br /> <br />Drafted by Kayla Rokosz <br />TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / January 8, 2008 <br />Page 3 of3 <br />