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CC Work Session <br />Meeting 07/28/2015 <br />Date: <br />0. <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Discuss Legislative Strategy Plan and Contract with The Tinklenberg Group for Work <br />regarding Improvements to US Trunk Highway 10 and Related Rail Crossings. <br />Purpose/Background: <br />Purpose: The purpose of this item is to discuss a draft legislative work plan in regard to the <br />improvements to US Highway 10 and the related rail crossings, presented by Elwyn <br />Tinklenberg of The Tinklenberg Group, and to discuss the continuation of a contract with <br />Mr. Tinklenberg. <br />Background: <br />The City has worked with the Tinklenberg Group for most of the past decade, with <br />contracts over the past three years averaging about $47,000 per year (including the <br />proposed contract for the balance of 2015, not yet approved). This item, legislative <br />consulting services, was identified as an ongoing resource needed to maintain the Highway <br />10 effort over the next several years. <br />Mr Tinklenberg brings a strong level of experience and involvement in transportation <br />issues, and allows the City to maintain a leadership role in this area, and to successfully <br />promote Ramsey projects. The City's past efforts in working with Mr Tinklenberg have <br />yielded a successful conclusion to the $35M Armstrong Project, which has been awarded <br />several grant awards, including a $10M federal (TIGER) grant, a $10M state (CIMS) grant, <br />a $8M bonding allocation from the state, and a $10.2M award from the Counties Transit <br />Investment Board (CTIB), which fully funded the project. Previously, the North Star Rail <br />Station in Ramsey was also a successful effort. <br />Currently, El Tinklenberg submitted a work plan to extend his contract in regard to <br />Highway 10 and the related rail improvements. Mr. Tinklenberg points out that the City of <br />Ramsey's leadership on issues related to the safety and congestion of US Highway 10 has <br />produced both significant improvements and important opportunities in the corridor. He <br />notes that besides the very visible construction of the Armstrong Interchange, there are <br />