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Council Update Highway 10 Discussion. City staff and El Tinklenberg met with staff members from the City of Anoka, Anoka County, and MNDOT to discuss the Highway 10 Access Planning Study, and a strategy for implementation. Both cities will be recommending to their respective City Councils that the Plan be approved. This is significant, as there previously had been some question about whether Anoka would adopt the Plan. The City of Anoka presented a proposal, consistent with the plan, to remove the signal lights at Fair Oak and at Thurston Avenue with a series of six projects totaling $46.3 million. Anoka presented some design concerns, but all within a framework that allows the process to move forward in a positive fashion. Temporary pedestrian safety improvements (Costing $800,000) within the City of Anoka already have been funded and will commence. Other projects, including those in Ramsey, will rely on the ability to secure grant money in the future, outside of MNDOT. MNDOT simply does not have the funding to do this level of improvement. In regard to the Armstrong interchange, the County indicated that they are exploring an accelerated construction project that would complete the project within one construction season, instead of two. The biggest downside to that option is that Armstrong Blvd would need to be totally closed for one year. The opinion of local businesses on this issue will be solicited. Also, the County is proceeding with plans to separate the rail crossings from Ramsey and Sunfish Lake Boulevards. Free Bystander CPR and AED Training. Help the City of Ramsey become a Heart Safe Community! The Heart Safe Community program is an initiative to prevent death from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) by increasing community and public awareness, placing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) wherever people live, work and play, and by educating the public on how to administer cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). As part of this mission, the City of Ramsey will be offering free bystander CPR and AED training to all Ramsey residents and businesses. WHEN: 1st Monday of every month from 5:00 -6:30 p.m. WHERE: Alexander Ramsey Room at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, MN 55303 • You will learn CPR and how to properly use an AED. • Learn the difference between a heart attack and SCA. • Learn about the Good Samaritan law. • See the international award winning video featuring a local SCA survivor story. • Free to all Ramsey residents and businesses! For more information - Website: www.cityoframsey.com/heartsafe Like us on Facebook: Ramsey Heart Safe Email: savedbycpr @hotmail.com Phone: 763 - 438 -2416 Our Mission: To work together to responsibly grow our community, and to provide quality, cost - effective, and efficient government services