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MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL STUDY SESSION
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
JULY 7, 2008
The meeting convened at 6:52 p.m.
Councilmembers present: Mayor Pro Tern Susan Sanger,John Basill, Paul Omodt and Loran
Paprocki.
Councilmembers absent: Mayor Jacobs, C. Paul Carver and Phil Finkelstein.
Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), Management Assistant (Ms. Honold) and Recording
Secretary (Ms. Schmidt).
1. Vision Strategic Direction Discussion — Promoting Regional Transportation and
related dedicated funding sources
Ms. Honold presented the staff report.
Councilmember Paprocki asked how effective the legislators were at lobbying others. Ms. Honold
stated they have raised awareness, as well as received some verbal commitments from Mn/DOT that
she didn't think they would have received without their lobbyist's assistance.
Mr. Harmening recommended they continue to use Denny McGrann for lobbying in Washington
and still allocate some funding for local lobbying.
Councilmember Basill stated he would still like to see money allocated for the Glencoe Railroad
Mitigation Project, suggesting staff stress that the tracks be removed behind South Oak, as well as
removal of storage and the switching station.
Mr. Harmening expressed the outstanding job Ms. Honold has done in representing the City and
assisting Mayor Jacobs. He also suggested that Mark Wagner come in and talk with Council about
the Glencoe Project.
There was Council consensus to proceed forward on the same course and continue the current
lobbying relationships.
2. Grant Evaluation and Ranking System (GEARS) Committee
Ms. Honold presented the staff report.
There was Council consensus to support Mayor Jacobs's application to serve on the committee, with
Councilmember Omodt as the alternate if that was need-
The meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m.
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