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Facility Plan to the City (and to the MPCA and other agencies). I am hoping to finish this up within a couple of months. Nelson Road We are on hold. CIP Council Workshop / Road Criteria follow-u� At the CIP Council Workshop, Dawn rightly pointed out that Nisswa recently passed `road standards'. I understand Nisswa's Committee's vote was split down the middle, their P&Z's vote was split down the middle, and the City Council passed it only on a 3-2 vote. Not a mandate, but they do have `newer' road standards. Besides being involved in their road standards discussion, we also worked with Nisswa in the past (2009) on a ranking system. In practice, a list of possible roadway improvements is generated yearly, or about yearly — with, I believe, this ranking as background. Priorities are then adjusted by the staff, committees, and the City Council before any project is moved forward to design and eventually construction. This ranking system was only part of the 2009 study we did. I understood they were more so wanting to get their arms around all the potential roadway needs for the next 20 or so years and how that might impact yearly City budgeting and the portion of the tax levy going to roads. I know we have also helped other cities come up with similar ranking and weighting methods. While we can definitely help in any future committee attempt at coming up with a system for Pequot Lakes, every city is different. It takes time (some would say a lot) to come up with and agree upon the criteria, how each individual criterion will be scored, and how each criterion will be weighted. If you want us involved at `every' step along the way, we can do so. Or, if you want to get to certain points, and then seek our periodic input, that is okay too. Or, if you do not want us involved, that is fine as well. Council Action Requested: No action requested.