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City of Lakeville
Community & Economic Development
Memorandum
To: Economic Development Commission
From: David L. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director
Copy: Justin Miller, City Administrator
Kati Bachmayer, Economic Development Specialist
Date: September 25, 2018
Subject: Progressive Rail Federal Grant Application
Several months ago the City was contacted by representatives of Progressive Rail regarding a
federal grant application they were pursuing. It was a Consolidated Rain Infrastructure and
Safety Improvement (CRISI) Grant application through the Federal Rail Administration (FRA).
The grant application is to secure funding for the construction of a rail car storage facility
along the CP Railway line between Lakeville and Northfield. For a number of years,
Progressive Rail has utilized the inactive CP Railway line that runs through the City of Lakeville
for both short term and longer term rail car storage.
As a result, an agreement between the City and Progressive Rail was recently approved by the
th
City Council on September 4. This agreement provides that the City provide a letter of
support for the grant application and to contribute $10,000 in financial support to the project
contingent on Progressive Rail receiving the federal grant and constructing the rail car
storage facility.
In exchange, Progressive Rail agrees to no longer store rail cars north and west of Dodd
Boulevard in the City and will limit the storage of cars between County Road 70 and Dodd
Boulevard to no more than 10 days at a time.
Action Requested: This is for information only. Updates of the status of this grant
application will be provided to the EDC in the future.