Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 97-29RESOLUTION NO. 97-29 BEING A RESOLUTION REGARDING THI0 MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, Trunk Highway 10 (TH10) from Minneapolis to St. Cloud is a transportation corridor that runs through the fastest growing area in the State of Minnesota and such growth has created significant transportation, safety and land use issues; and, WHEREAS, there are opportunities for a variety of multi-modal transportation improvements in the THi0 corridor, including highway improvements, commuter and freight rail, recreational trails and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS); and, WHEREAS, THi0 serves as a primary link between the Twin Cities metropolitan area and the communities in the corridor from Minneapolis, north along TH47 north to THi0 northwest to St. Cloud; and, WHEREAS, such communities wish to collaboratively plan for multi-modal transportation improvements to the corridor and for the related land use and development impacts; and, WHEREAS, the federal ISTEA was adopted to encourage and facilitate integrated transportation planning along major transportation corridors and authorizes funding for such corridor planning and development; and WHEREAS, the United States Congress will consider the reauthorization of ISTEA this year and is consistently requiring that all applications for ISTEA be submitted as soon as possible for inclusion in the draft bill. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT: The City of Columbia Heights strongly supports the development of a federally financed plan to analyze the feasibility and environmental impacts of multi-modal transportation improvements along the TH10 corridor, including highway improvements, commuter and freight rail, recreational trails, ITS, safety and related land use issues; and, The Columbia Heights City Council hereby appoints Councilmember Donald Jolly as its representative and Mayor Joseph Sturdevant, as alternate, to work with elected officials from communities along the corridor to develop a joint powers agreement, providing a mechanism to jointly address the need for transportation enhancements, congestion relief, improved safety and systematic land use planning; and, The City of Columbia Heights hereby declares its intent to enter into such a joint agreement, subject to the review and approval of its governing body by March 31, 1997. Passed this 24th day of March, 1997. Jolly Peterson All ayes Offered by: Seconded by: Roll call: ~o~An~e-~ounci r ~oseph Sturdevant 1 Secretary