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�� city of BRIG�rPON the city that works for you Council Worksession June 23, 2015 5:00 pm Present: Mayor Dave Jacobsen Councilmember Gina Bauman Councilmember Brian Strub Councilmember Paul Jacobsen Councilmember Mary Burg Absent: Staff in Attendance: Dean Lotter Guests in Attendance: Marie McCarthy, Met Council, Dan Marie McCarthy, Met Council Member for New Brighton's District Marie McCarthy, Met Council representative, introduced herself to the Council and provided an overview of actions taking place at the Met Council. She explained she was an advocate for the City and encouraged the Council to contact her with any questions or concerns. Dan , discussed the trends taking place in the metro area, along with the regional plans for the Met Council. He then provided comment on the Thrive 2040 Comp Plan. He explained that numerous regional meetings have been held to gain comment from the public. From these meetings, that Met Council has gathered five outcomes. These five outcomes were reviewed in detail with the Council. He then discussed the challenges the region was facing, such as water supply, water sustainability, energy efficiency and climate change. He discussed the upcoming Comp Plan update the City would undertake. Councilmember Bauman thanked the Met Council representatives for their presentation. She discussed the differences between local and state government. Dan discussed the ten-year census cycle and explained how this impacts State and regional planning efforts. Mayor Jacobsen was interested in receiving return on investment information from the Met Council, with respect to jobs, subsidies and infrastructure. He discussed how the population of New Brighton was aging in place. Councilmember Burg noted the City had a huge transportation problem due to the traffic backups in and around New Brighton. Councilmember Jacobsen encouraged Met Council to consider further bus lines through New Brighton to assist its residents in reaching both Minneapolis and St. Paul via public transportation. Councilmember Strub was interested in further discussing the City's bus lines. Ms. McCarthy explained that transportation dollars are based greatly on population. She noted that adjustments can be made if ridership could sustain a route. She indicated that she would investigate this matter further if directed by the City Council.