HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2000-267CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION 2000-267
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING I-494 CORRIDOR COMMISSION EFFORTS
TO SECURE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE REBUILDING
OF THE I -494/35W INTERCHANGE
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission is a Joint Powers Organization
(JPO) representing the transportation system concerns of the seven cities of Bloomington,
Eden Prairie, Edina, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth and Richfield; and,
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission represents the transportation
interests of 21 percent of the region's employers and 19 percent of the region's residents;
and,
WHEREAS, the mission of the I-494 Corridor Commission is to promote the
improvement of I-494 infrastructure from the Minnesota River to I-94 in order to increase
its people -moving capacity and to improve mobility for businesses and residents
throughout the region; and,
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission consistently supports a multi -modal
transportation system approach to exploring initiatives that might benefit the region as a
whole, and continues to actively participate as a member of multiple -jurisdiction
transportation planning groups, such as the Minnesota Transportation Alliance, that seek
long-term funding solutions for Minnesota's transportation system; and,
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission is actively involved in planning for
the needs of its member communities and the region as a whole by proactively
developing Travel Demand Management (TDM) plans and programs that increase I-494
vehicle capacity; by providing employers and developers with incentives that promote
alternatives to driving alone; by planning competitive transit services to employment
centers around the corridor; by adding bus shoulder lanes and high occupancy vehicle
(HOV) ramp meter bypasses at strategic corridor locations; by promoting transit -oriented
site planning at new development and redeveloped areas; by advocating for local land use
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changes supporting TDM; and by overseeing I-494 road reconstruction project staging to
facilitate and coordinate future planned road projects; and,
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission is assisting MnDOT and the
Metropolitan Council in identifying a number of high-priority multimodal projects along
the I-494 corridor and how best to stage these projects to mitigate traffic congestion and
delay during I-494 reconstruction periods; and,
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission provides an ongoing stakeholder
forum for the planning of I-494 reconstruction through regular meetings of the
I-494 Chamber of Commerce Subcommittee, the I-494 Engineers' Subcommittee and the
I-494 Transit Providers' Subcommittee; and,
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission, through the work of its member
cities of Bloomington and Richfield, has identified the interchange of I-494 and I -35W as
a critical infrastructure improvement that needs immediate attention; and,
WHEREAS, the approximate cost of the improvements is estimated at $125
million or more and the State of Minnesota has approximately $66 million committed for
the project in the years 2011 and beyond; and,
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission is continuing its search for
innovative funding partnerships that will increase or "speed up" funding for critical 494
roadway and transit improvements; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Plymouth hereby declares its support of I-494 Corridor Commission activities relating to
the procurement of federal funding to improve I-494 infrastructure and services; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the
Honorable Congressman James Ramstad, Minnesota Third District; the Honorable
Congressman Martin Sabo, Minnesota Fifth District; the Honorable Congressman James
Oberstar, Minnesota Eighth District; the Honorable Congressman David Minge,
Minnesota Second District; the Honorable Senator Paul Wellstone; the Honorable
Senator Rod Grams; Governor Jesse Ventura; State Senator Warren Limmer, District 33;
State Senator Gen Olson, District 34; State Senator Martha Robertson, District 45; State
Representative Richard Stanek, District 3313; State Representative H. Todd VanDellen,
District 3413; State Representative Ron Abrams, District 45A; State Representative Peggy
Leppik, District 4513; the Chair of the Metropolitan Council Transportation Advisory
Board (TAB); the Chair of the Metropolitan Council Technical Advisory Committee
(TAC); the Chair of the Metropolitan Council; the Commissioner of the Minnesota
Department of Transportation; the Board of the Minnesota Transportation Alliance; the
Chair of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.
Adopted by the City Council on May 23, 2000.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS.
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of
Plymouth, Minnesota, certifies that I compared the foregoing resolution adopted at a
meeting of the Plymouth City Council on May 23, 2000 with the original thereof on file
in my office, and the same is a correct transcription thereof.
WITNESS my hand officially as such City Clerk and the Corporate seal of the City this
day of
City Clerk