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Mr. Tinklenberg indicated the crossing is included in Dayton's Comprehensive Plan and the Dayton City Council voted that it remain in the Plan. The crossing is identified by the Metropolitan Council. He believes the issue is the alignment of the road once it gets into Dayton. Public Works Director Olson requested direction from Council on whether the TH10 Access Management Final Study Report should be included on the agenda of the next City Council meeting for adoption. Consensus of the Council was to direct staff to include the TH10 Access Management Final Study Report on the agenda of the next City Council meeting for adoption. 3) Transportation Initiatives for 2007 Ms. Ruehle provided an overview of planning and development related activities that The Tinklenberg Group has worked on for the City of Ramsey, including TH10 corridor preservation, RALF acquisition, the TH10 /169 Corridor Coalition, and legislative initiatives. Ms. Ruehle provided an overview of The Tinklenberg Group City of Ramsey Consulting Services — 2007 Proposed Work Plan, outlining the specific tasks in each of the following areas: Trunk Highway 10; Commuter Rail Station — Park and Ride; and Federal Funding. The following was addressed during the discussion of the 2007 Proposed Work Plan: Trunk Highway 10 Mayor Gamec stated the Governor's recommendation on transportation funding does not include anything for this area. He questioned how this will affect acquisitions along Highway 10. Mr. Tinklenberg explained the Governor's proposal did not include funds for the Right -of -Way Program. However, the proposal takes major projects like a third lane on I -94 out of the Metropolitan Council budget, which hopefully frees up other money. Hopefully as negotiations continue at the legislature the Right -of -Way Program will receive funding. The last time the State had a surplus, back in 2000, one of the things approved was about $50 million into the Right -of -Way Program. Mr. Ruehle stated the City of Ramsey is a model for corridors in the metro area; she is not aware of another corridor that has moved along as aggressively. Mr. Tinklenberg indicated the Metropolitan Council levies approximately $3.2 million into the RALF Program, and the City of Ramsey spent $8 million in RALF funds over the last 2 %2 years. Ramsey has done well in terms of being able to attract funding from that program. This has awakened others that did not realize the funds were available, but Ramsey has the advantage of being ahead of that curve. City Council Work Session / February 20, 2007 Page 4 of 8