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Councilmember Hendriksen stated that when the plan was sent to the Met Council the Cour/~'il , opposed that location of the North Star Corridor station at Ramsey Boulevard, but the was assured that the station could be moved. -~'.::y '"~.~ Ms. Steffen stated that the 100 acre study site cannot be changed, but if there is~d~:k ~ession to be made between Ramsey Boulevard and Armstrong Boulevard as to the:,!6mtf0n of station then she is willing to present the Council with a compromise. She ~al~:noted that Council is not requiring that "rooftops" be placed around the station.~,:i,~- Councilmember Hendr/ksen suggested keeping the entire site ?~ign;hted'a~:!'Places to Work" until the opportunity grant study is completed '""~ City Administrator Norman replied that that would not,~ aCCeptable b~fige there would then be no "mixed use". Councilmember Anderson inquired if it would be possible to c0ih~ie~6'>the Comprehensive Plan and state that there are things that have not yet been decided as pa~::C~£~e Plan. Councilmember Hendriksen stated tha't ~:~transportation hub is a permitted ~d:~n ~ mixed use designation and staff is asking him:~d~;~e~ember Zimmerma, n to xo~'~;:~(~r something they I disagree with and trusting stafft; d~' th~;~ght thi~:::~hen~ they don t [ru~:~m. He su,,g, gested designating the entire area beG~n Armstrong Bouleua-rdana~mse}Boulevard as Places to ! Work" and then do a transportation overi~Y:::~t a la[e~:.~at~. It w~:Be away of getting around all of the disagreement. '~:;:.,!'~} ,~; ,:~ii }:~i Ms. Steffen replie~d:tfih~:Sh¢ Was hearing that'R~sey does not want an opportunity site and if that is case, tlxa~ithey need t~:}ell her so that t~egrant::Can be given to another city. If the Council w6~d:finish the Co'~Prehensive Plan ~:gCUsgl;n then she is willing to discuss a compro~i:~,::,but if the City:da~s not want the,0iSp$'rmnity site grant then it should be removed. - Mayor Game~i:n~uired::if::tl~: ~;°p0se~'i~d ~se map. is forwarded to the Met Council and if it I appears it will b~ ~ppr0¢ed, could the S~ get started. ,:f ;}: :;;;?~h~} 'St:¢ffen:stated that i~.appeared obvious while watching the City Council meetings that :~ ::~' ?" everyone ~greed that placi'fi~7~raii station at C.R. #56 was not a good idea so she went back to :'~ the person th~heads: . the o~P6rmnity,.~ .:: grant and requested that they call.Cal Thorp and ask if there was any way t~dY` could get that station moved from C.R. # 56 explain/ng that there is very little stacking distanb~:and numerous businesses that make the site difficult. She was told that the · ": ::::i;!:/ location ofthe:~ta~ion could be moved, but it would cost the City $50,000. What she is able .tp · :~:!.: ::!}¥offer the cotmC~I is that if the City of Ramsey is willing to go mid-point between Ramsey '~:.::Boulevardand Armstrong Boulevard, they will complete the study on the 200 acres at no cost to 'the::. City :; ::.:::":,:. [ City Council/January 23, 2001 Page 6 of 10