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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a REGULAR meeting of the City
Council of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, was held on t 21st day of
November , 19 77, The following members were present:
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Councilman Spaeth introduced the following Resolution and moved
is adoption:
RESOLUTION #77-694
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has an adopted Trails System Plan; and
WHEREAS, a component of said Plan includes snowmobile use corridors; and
WHEREAS, one of the desingated snowmobile use corridors parallels Minnesota
Trunk Highway 55 within the City of Plymouth; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth favors the establishment of such a snowmobile
corridor; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has no objection to the City of Brooklyn Park
being the paying agent for the funds pursuant to the grant from the Department
of.Natural Resources; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has no objection to the City of Brooklyn Park
contracting with an independent contractor to provide for the construction and
maintenace of the aformentioned trail system, that portion of Trunk Highway
55 of which is in the City of Plymouth, provided that the City of Plymouth has
no direct responsibility for obtaining permits, easements or fee title for the
trail crossings; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth understands that an organization known as "The
Northwest Trail Association" is willing to make efforts to acquire land required
for said trail system and further has funds to participate in the construction
and maintenance of said trail system; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth would recommend that the Northwest Trail Association
work with the City of Brooklyn Park toward the establishment of the trail system
paralleling Minnesota Trunk Highway 55 within the limits of the City of Plymouth;
Resolution 177-694
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Plymouth:
1) That the City of Plymouth approves of the City of Brooklyn Park receiving
a grant from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction of
a trail system including that portion within the City of Plymouth.
2) That the City of Plymouth suggests that the City of Brooklyn Park involve
the Northwest Trail Association in working out the construction and
acquisition problems for land lying within the City of Plymouth, which
lands will be a part of said trail system.
3) That the City of Plymouth before construction or acquisition of lands for
said trail system have the opportunity to review and approve the alignment
thereof.
4) That no funds of the City of Plymouth be expended for the land acquisition,
construction or maintenance of said trail system.
The option for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded
b �o1jncilman, 0gVg�, and upon vote being taken thereon, the
foli-' g vote -in taVOT t eie0 _ Acting Mayer Hunt, fLinri lmm Nail c'
Seibold and Spaeth
'ice -fol Low1ngg voted against or abstained:
Whereupon the Resolution was declared duly pass a pt .