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Mr. Lamothe stated the discussion is sufficient and noted they will continue to work with the City as they progress through this planning process. City Administrator Hagen asked if the Met Council would be willing to reserve some funds to decommission the stop if the overpass does not move forward. Mr. Lamothe said these conversations would need to take place after their discussion with BNSF. He said they will need to look at existing assets to see if there is a transit value to them or just a City value. Mayor Heineman asked if the overpass is controlled by BNSF because it is in the railroad right- of-way. City Administrator Hagen explained that there is a large portion of the Northstar stop that falls within the railroad right-of-way so they would want to make sure that long-term easements are secured. Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood shared that early in conversations this summer they will want to discuss asset management with Anoka County Parks as they are the implementing agency for Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission for trails and parks. He said the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission's vision is to connect regional trails to regional parks and they would have an interest in this. The consensus of the Council was to direct Staff to continue to work with Northstar on the transition planning. 2.02: Consider Request to Advance Replacement of 2009 Jetter-Vacuum Truck City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby reviewed the Staff report concerning the request for replacement of the 2009 Jetter-Vacuum Truck. Councilmember Stewart asked if they would be able to sell the current vehicle after it is replaced to recoup any of their money. City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby shared that they reached out to three vendors and one said they would give them $10,000 for it. He said they should be able to get more than $10,000 for it so they have been reaching out to other cities in the area to see if any of them are interested in purchasing it. He shared they would put the vehicle up for auction when they get the new vehicle delivered. City Administrator Hagen said they would typically try to do something like this during the budget cycle; however, this truck would be paid for by user fees and would not come out of the general budget dollars. City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby noted if Staff were authorized to purchase this replacement, they could have it by the end of the year. City Council Work Session / May 13, 2025 Page 3 of 9