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Mayor Gm]mc ClUeStioned iF d]ey were saying that if the City allows for a higher density they would give thc Ci/v a certain percei;l;ag~,~ of land. Assistant (~Ol~munity Development Director Trudgeon replied that that has yet to be determined. Mayor Gamcc stat,~'d that theft' is ~,nly a certain amount of RALF funds that are available and depending on what happeim along }iighway #10 how much money is really going to be available to acqttirc property. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon explained that in order for the property to be eligible lyf RA1,1: fimds the prol~erty would have to be officially mapped, which this property is not. Knowing llmt, the City could do a trade off where the property owner would be allowed higher densities o~ other areas of Ifc property in exchange for the land to preserve the bridge corridor. Councilmembc~' C~:,ok stated tl~tt he thc~ught the proposal did make sense, but the one concern he would have is ii' they preserve a cor~ i der and the location of the bridge changes. CouncilmembcF StFommen stated [hat there are no guarantees on where the bridge will be located, but she th,,mght th(:ir best option is to put their best faith forward and work with the agencies durin~ th(~ process. City Administrator Norman stated t~mt the City has learned that they cannot wait for MnDOT to take action. ~l'he City has 1o take th~' lead on the project and then work very closely with MnDOT to make sm-c they ~t['c in agreement x,/ii:h the alignment. Mayor Gamcc noted that th~ seepings, documents have identified the location they are discussing as thc best aligrlmC~t For the bridge. CouncilmcmbcF l<~,:ak inquired i/ tt~y environmental studies have been completed in the proposed Ioc~.ttion ~1' the bridge. ,<;he~ has heard that the fiver bottom is not adequate for the bridge in that imt'tictllar location. Mayor G amcc rt~,pli,,:d that it w as his u mlerstanding that there was no problem. Cou,cilmc~nbc~' K t~Fal< stated that s~e tl~ought that was something that they should know before they get too Far into dne process of'tr,~,inli to preserve the corridor. CoLtncilmembcr Strommen qLIcstiot,ed in terms of giving density credits would they run into a problem with lhe critical river corridor. Assistant (ion~t]m~ity l)evelot)menl Director Trudgeon replied yes, explaining that the critical river corridor is a regulation that wo~ld impact some of the property. City Co~ncil Work Session/May 4, 2004 Page 4 of 14