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EDC Meeting June 15, 2010 Page 2 Old Hiehwav 8 Maintenance Staff is meeting next week to develop a plan for addressing maintenance issues in the Northwest Quadrant, especially with regard to Old Highway 8 and the interior streets on the west side of the development. The original plan was to transfer responsibility to the developers and end-users (i.e. offices, townhome associations, etc.) that will be part of the project. Given that there has been little development, the City has been doing minimal maintenance along these corridors, mostly because of a lack of in-house resources. The new goal will be to identify all of the maintenance tasks and out -source to a private contractor what cannot be done by the City. Trio Solvent Delisting The MPCA has finally de -listed the former Trio -Solvent site from the State's superfund program. This regulatory effort removes one more barrier to future development on the west side of the NWQ. The MPCA began enforcement actions against the previous owners in the early 1980's after both soil and groundwater contamination was discovered. Alliant Tech Systems became the responsible party and paid for groundwater remediation. Some of the soil was cleaned up by the City in 2007 during the Tract 2 clean-up. V. Other Topics Railroad Wye Staff continues to work with Canadian Pacific on the railroad wye project. The negotiations are focused on two documents: 1) an easement from the CP to the City for the wye track and 2) a construction agreement between the parties. Progress was made late last week and our hope is to finalize these issues in the next couple of weeks. The goal is still try and complete the project in 2010. VI. Adjourn Next Regular Meeting: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 (7:30 a.m.)