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Special Council Meeting
February 5, 2013
Mayor Slavik called a Special Meeting of the Plymouth City Council to order at 5:30 p.m. in the
Medicine Lake Room of City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, on February 5, 2013.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Slavik, Councilmembers Johnson, Wosje, Willis, Stein, Bildsoe.
ABSENT: Councilmember Black.
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Ahrens, Public Works Director Cote, Administrative Services
Director Callister, and Police Chief Goldstein.
ALSO PRESENT: Met Council representative Roxanne Smith, State Senator Terri Bonoff, State
Representative Sarah Anderson, Hennepin County Commissioners Jeff Johnson and Linda
Higgins, and Jim Grube, Director of Transportation and County Engineer.
Mayor Slavik reviewed the City's legislative priorities for 2013. Discussion was held on
transportation issues — I-494 third lane, Highway 169, County Road 24, and various transit
issues. Other issues were discussed including county road striping, county sports grants, County
Road 6 retaining wall, consolidation of water management organizations, and proposed tax bills.
The Council requested that staff provide legislative updates on the proposed business -to -business
tax, taxing insurance premiums, and school aid redistribution on a future agenda.
Mayor Slavik adjourned the meeting at 7:35 p.m.
andra R. , a &-ty Clerk
Adopted Minutes 1 of 1 Special Meeting of February 5, 2013