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I I I I I ! I I I I City Administrator Norman replied that he was not sure. Mayor Gamec replied that the platform has to be approximately 320 feet. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he had thought that the purpose the,: the agreements with the Met Council was to get planning help, which stated that there are several questions the City does not know station, Mayor Gamec replied that they do know the station #56 and C.R. #83, between C.R. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that there are with the location between Ramsey Boulevard and Armstront do not agree City Administrator Norman explained that the station could be Boulevard, but there would be a cost to farther west of Ramsey Councilmember Hendriksen at Armstrong Boulevard and he feels that Mayor Gamec noted that there will be gtation in for Ramsey to have a station it has to be a certain distance Councilmember~'H~ndrilCsen..replied that it ~;:a, guideline and when they Choose to ignore the guideline they',, do because ther,.e are o statl~ :p[~Epsed m Coon Rapids only a couple miles Coune~memb~ Zimmeman.:~mquir~d as~r6(~::~hat ~ estimated cost would be to construct a ~?"'7~: Levine replied'~'h~ ove, ass would cost approximately $400,000 to $500,000. Mayor ~mec stated that the?ci~ has the option of mmng the station if they choose, but he does not se~' ~'~::Ci, tak~.::~'such a project. He anticipates ~at the platfo~ would be paid for by whoever ~'n~}the stati6~~. City Adminis[~{~r No,an stated that the majoh~ of the Council disliked the station at Ramsey '"%~}:~'¢, .Boulevard be~aU:se of its affect on traffic ~d for tha reason he would also have to disa~ee with i.~e station,'at,A~strong Boulevard. He noted that he does not see the expense of the oveCass being,~ obstacle~ to the project. ! I I City Council/February 20, 2001 Page 3 of 6 -41 -