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Councihnember Kurak stated that the City could issue a building permit and allow them to build <br />on the property, which would be a business decision, not a risk on the City because the property <br />owner will be made aware of the possibility of the realignment of the highway. <br /> <br />Councihnember Cook inquired as to what the City's obligation is to a business after the official <br />mapping process is completed. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson replied that there is no obligation by the City to any of the <br />businesses. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak stated that the Council has to understand that if they officially map the <br />property they have taken away the desirability to build on the property. <br /> <br />Cottncilmember Elvig replied that they are not impacting the ability to build on the property, but <br />the property owner will not receive future value after the official mapping is completed. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman stated that before there could ever be a highway project, an EIS <br />would have to be completed at a cost of over 2 million dollars. He noted that the City has been <br />made aware of funding source Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ). <br /> <br />Ms. Garwood stated that the CMAQ funding is part of the T3 funding, but CMAQ has been put <br />together for transit situations. Because Highway #10 has such bad air quality issues, it makes it <br />eligible for certain funding. <br /> <br />Counci hnember Strommen inquired if the Northstar Coach would have an impact on the funding. <br /> <br />Mr. Gmwvood replied that those issues do not compete with each other. She stated that she was in <br />no position to commit funding for submitting the application for CMAQ funding, but a typical <br />application process typically costs from $5,000 to $10,000. She stated that they needed to <br />continue to work on the issue and determine who would be the best applicant. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig stated that he spoke with Mr. Isacsson about the idea of having Highway <br /># 10 being done in segments and he indicated that that was a possibility. He also inquired if they <br />were to stage the project, would it require that the Anoka section be done first and Mr. Isacsson <br />replied no. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cook expressed concern that if the project is staged it might create serious <br />bottlenecks. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman stated that staff would try and schedule a meeting with The <br />Tinklenberg Group as soon as possible. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/March 18, 2003 <br /> Page 3 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />