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Item # ~.2. <br /> <br />M£MORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Scott Harlicker, Senior Planne <br /> <br />March 20, 2000 <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor Update <br /> <br />At the Northstar Corridor Development Authority meeting held on March 2nd <br />the Authority received an update on state and federal legislative action, <br />discussed the Ramsey station site and received an update on the Burlington <br />Northern negotiations. <br /> <br />At the state level, funding for the Northstar Corridor is still included as part <br />of the transportation funding bills being considered and most legislators are <br />giving it a favorable response. At the federal level, no action is taking place. <br /> <br />The NCDA Project Management Team, after comparing the Anoka, Riverdale <br />and Ramsey station sites, recommended that the development of the Ramsey <br />station be postponed to some point in the future. The reasons for this <br />recommendation are outlined in the attached memorandum. Ramsey, in <br />response to this recommendation, requested a month to complete their own <br />study. The NCDA approved their request. <br /> <br />Negotiations with Burlington Northern are moving forward. The consultants <br />for the NCDA are negotiating with Burlington Northern Railroad regarding <br />their proposed system improvements. <br /> <br /> <br />