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with projects and they have to go forwa,rd on their own. One thing is certain that if they don't do <br />anything it will never happen. The one way to move projects forward is to push the issue. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that the City is in need of tax base and if they are to get the North Star <br />Corridor how is that going to impact any expansion of Highway #10. He stated that he liked <br />what they were doing, but he was not encouraged that the funding is there so why hold up the <br />landowners and business owners. <br /> <br />Mr. Tinklenberg replied that the opportunity is going to be there to leverage certain funds to <br />improve areas along the corridor much sooner than the North Star Corridor. Those <br />improvements will require the AUAR. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig inquired if the City gets the official mapping process started will that be <br />any level of comnfitment by MnDOT. <br /> <br />Mr. Tinklenberg replied that it is a very low commitment. He explained that all official mapping <br />does is position the project to be ready if there are funds made available. That is why they have <br />studied the potential of federal funding. If there are federal funds that become available then he <br />was fairly confident that it would provide the incentive MnDOT would need to find State dollars. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman noted that the official mapping process does make the City <br />immediately available for funding to purchase property if it becomes available. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig stated that they need to continue to push for both the North Star Corridor <br />and Highway #10 improvements until something gets done. Some of the funding the City is <br />looking to receive has to do with. interchanges and one of the things he is hearing is that the <br />crossing at Ramsey Boulevard and Highway # 10 is important to the success of Town Center. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec replied that that intersection is already fully developed, which is why he felt that <br />the moratorium was more appropriate from Ramsey Boulevard to the west. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig stated that cash in hand is a big deal, which is why six months is a very <br />important factor for him. He felt that this process was a good first move to find out the interest <br />of MnDOT and the Federal Government, but he was not willing to say that he will go beyond this <br />first step. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec inquired if the moratorium would only be on the north side of Highway # 10. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied yes. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Strommen, to introduce <br />Ordinance #03-07-__ to establish an interim moratorium ordinance, north of T.H. #10 and <br />south of the BNSF Rail~'oad from Ramsey's common border with Anoka to the common border <br />with Elk River, for a six month period to provide the City and MnDOT the opportunity to <br />establish a schedule for the official mapping of the T.H. #10 Corridor. <br /> <br />P72 <br /> <br />City Council/July 8, 2003 <br />Page 12 of 30 <br /> <br /> <br />