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:
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