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Mayor (bmoc ~tuc.~tionod iF they ~.~cr~: saying that if the City allows for a higher density they <br />would give thc Cilv a ccrtai~a l)CrCC~-~ia? of land. <br /> <br />Assistant (iommtu~ily Develop~ncnl Di~ octet Trudgeon replied that that has yet to be determined. <br /> <br />Mayor (;amcc ,~;tated that there is ~,nlv a certain amount of RALF funds that are available and <br />depending otl xvlud ltappcl~s :dong J iigl~xvay #10 how much money is really going to be available <br /> <br />Assistant ('o~tm~uni~y l)evcIopment Director Trudgeon explained that in order for the property to <br />be eligible I'ot I,',Ai ,1: fimds the prol~erty would have to be officially mapped, which this property <br />is not. Knowi~g that, thc (iity couid do a trade off where the property owner would be allowed <br />higi~cr densities o~, other arc:ts of ~hc property in exchange for the land to preserve the bridge <br />corridor. <br /> <br />Councilmcmhc~' C()ol< stated that ht ti~ought the proposal did make sense, but the one concern he <br />would have is il' th{,y preserve a cot 'idor and the location of the bridge changes. <br /> <br />Cou~cilmcmhc:r Sirommcn stated that there are no guarantees on where the bridge will be <br />located, hut sht: ll-~ought lheir best op,.ion is to put their best faith forward and work xvith the <br />age]lcics durit~g thc process. <br /> <br />City Administrato~ Normmn :4tared ih~t the City has learned that they cannot wait for MnDOT to <br />take action. 'l'hc (;ii y hats to take th; l e',.tct on the project and then work very closely with MnDOT <br />to make sure they ~',re in agreement ~vith the alignment. <br /> <br />Mayor (~amcc ~ol~'d that thc scopi~'.g documents have identified the location they are discussing <br />as the bcsl ;il !_,,nmcnt ['or th~: hridge. <br /> <br />Councilntcmhcr l<2urak imlttircd <br />proposed Ioc~ttion o1' tiao bridge. <br />bridge in Ilmt t>m'tictdar legation. <br /> <br />a~y environmental studies have been completed in the <br /> has heard that the river bottom is not adequate for the <br /> <br />Mayor (;mncc replied that i~: was hi:, tmderstanding that there was no problem. <br /> <br />Councilmcmhcr K,.trak stated that :lac thought that was something that they should know before <br />they gel too fi~r int<~ tiao process oft.'yir~g to preserve the corridor. <br /> <br />(kml~cilmc~nl-~c:r gtrc)n]mcn questio~ac:d in terms of giving density credits would they run into a <br />problem with tl~c critical river corri,lor, <br /> <br />Assistant (io~n~nt~ity Dcw~'lOlmml't [Director Trudgeon replied yes, explaining that the critical <br />river certifier i~ at rcgulatiotl that xvr~uid impact some of the property. <br /> <br />(:il), Ceuncil Work Session/May 4, 2004 <br /> Page 4 of 14 <br /> <br /> <br />