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Hastings,Minnesota City Council Workshop July 15, 2019 The City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota met in a workshop on Monday,July 15, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Hastings City Hall, 101 East 4"' Street, Hastings,Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Fasbender, Councilmembers Balsanek, Braucks,Leifeld, Lund, Folch, Vaughan Staff Present: Interim City Administrator Julie Flaten Community Development Director John Hinzman Public Works Director Nick Egger Others: Joe Momeau, Dakota County Senior Transportation Specialist Mayor Fasbender called the workshop to order at 5:34 p.m. Egger introduced Joe Morneau from Dakota County. Momeau provided a presentation on the Eastern Transit Study process and methods, service concepts for Hastings, and post study considerations. The three concepts identified in the study related to Hastings include: 1. Peak Period Commuter Express from Downtown Hastings to Newport Park and Ride and then to Minneapolis. 2. All Day Local Service from Hastings to Cottage Grove via Highway 61 to connect to Regional Transit Networks 3. All Day Local Service within Hastings Morneau discussed the express route challenges being ridership numbers and declining use of express due to tele-commuting trend and providers not expanding service offerings. Local service challenges include switching to fixed route and loss of door-to-door service and elimination of Transit Link service. Other considerations include Hastings not being part of the Transit Taxing District and regional priorities. Council discussion on Transit Link services, feasibility of each concept,Hastings residents use of park and rides and request from County to follow up with data, ridership needed for express service to be offered, County's role in transit, how Hastings is prioritized regionally, and use of CTIB funds.