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DATE .December 20, 1999 RESOLUTION NO. 99-303
MOTION BY Luick SECONDED BY Mulvihill
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING REGIONAL EFFORTS TO PROVIDE TRANSIT SERVICES AND
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENCOURAGE "SMART GROWTH" WITHIN
THE METROPOLITAN TWIN CITIES AREA
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeville does not equate "Smart Growth" with "no growth," but rather supports a
coordinatedapproachtoprovidingbalancedopportunities forresidential,commercial, industrial andretail development
with concern for transit, transportation, community and environmental needs; and
WHEREAS,the Metropolitan Council, the MinnesotaDepartmentofTransportation andthe State ofMinnesota
arepromoting "SmartGrowth"strategies aimed atmakingthe metropolitan Twin Citiesarea acompetitive and fiscally
strong region; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeville is actively involved in planning for the future needs of its community and the
region as a whole by proactively developing policies that respond to the need for livable and affordable housing,
. enhanced and competitive transit services and employment linkages, and roadway infrastructure that supports
alternatives tosingle-occupantvehicles (SOVs) and congestion; and
WHEREAS, the City ofLakeville has taken a leadership role in the promption of"Smart Growth" strategies within
the metropolitan areaby adopting a moratorium on the approval of new single and multifamily residential plats in order
to allowthe City time to conform with its Comprehensive 2020 Land Use Plan approved by the Metropolitan Council;
and
WHEREAS, the City ofLakeville consistently supports amulti-modal transportation system approach to exploring
initiatives thatmightbenefitthe region as awhole, such as the State's CommuterRail Study, and continues to actively
participate as amemberofmultiple-jurisdictioncorridorplanninggroups, suchasthe I-35W SolutionsAlliancethatseek
long-term funding solutions for important regional roadways; and
WHEREAS, the City ofLakeville demonstrates its commitmentto fundingprojects and servicesthatwill benefit
its residents, citizens ofthe region, employers and those seeking j obs which pay a living wage within the community;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeville and Dakota County, in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of
Transportation, havepartneredtogetherto maintainon an ongoingbasis, highway andtransitfacilities suchas thepark-
and-pool lots nearthe interchange of County Road 46 and I-3 5 in Lakeville forthe current and future needs ofregional
commuters in avoiding congested roadways; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeville has partnered with Dakota County to apply for STP funding to assist with
expanding the park-and-pool lot at County Road 70 and I-35, as part of the proposed County Road 70 bridge
reconstruction/accessmanagementproject;and
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WHEREAS,throughpartnershipwiththe Dakota County Collaborative, DARTS, the Metropolitan Council and
Lakeville employers, the City ofLakeville has financially supported newtransportation servicesthat are designedto
provide door-to-door linkages encouraging MFIP (Minnesota Family Investment Program) clientele and others
searching for livable wage jobs in and around Lakeville to find safe, affordable and convenient transportation to and
from work; and
WHEREAS, the City ofLakeville will participate withDakotaCounty inconstructing apark-and-pool facility
adjacentto Airlake Industrial Park aspart ofa2000-2001 projectto reconstruct CedarAvenue from DoddBoulevard
southto County Road 70; and
WHEREAS, to demonstrate its commitmentto regional transit services and facilities, the City ofLakeville has
financially supportedthe construction ofthe Minnesota Valley TransitAuthority'spark-and-ride facility located on
CedarAvenue just north ofthe City's northern boundary; and
WHEREAS, the City ofLakeville supports aproposedprojecttoconstruct apark-and-pool facility nearLakeville's
northern border as partofaprojectto reconstruct Pilot Knob Road between County Road 58 in Lakeville and CSAH
42 inApple Valley; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeville and Dakota County, in response to the County Road 42 Corridor Study, are
pursuing a study to determine the need for a future principal arterial at either County Road 60 or County Road 70 in
Lakeville to relieve traffic congestion on County Road 42; and
WHEREAS, the City ofLakeville conducts a biennial community survey which in 1999 demonstrated an increase
inthe interest ofLakeville residents in alternatives to driving on congested roadways throughoutthe region; and
WHEREAS, the community survey also identified 13 percent of Lakeville residents as having home-based
. businesses,withtwo-thirdsusingsomefornloftelecommuting,whicheliminatesadditionalADTs(averagedailytrips)
on I-35; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lakeville hereby declares
support forregional "Smart Growth" initiatives pertainingto affordable and livable housing, enhancedtransit services
and transportation infrastructure improvements; and
BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED, thatthe City Council ofthe City ofLakeville requests to have representation
on a regional level at any discussions relating to the development and deployment of"Smart Growth" strategies; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Governor of the State of
Minnesota, State Senator District 37 Pat Pariseau, State Senator District 36 David Knutson, State Representative
District 37B Mary Liz Holberg, State Representative District 36A Chris Gerlach, the Chair ofthe Transportation
Advisory Board, the Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee, the Chair of the Metropolitan Council, the
CommissioneroftheMirmesota Department ofTransportation, the Minnesota Transportation Alliance, the Chairof
the Dakota County Board of Commissioners and the Chair ofthe Scott County Board of Commissioners.
Passed and duly adopted by the City Council ofthe City of Lakeville this 2 ay of December,1999.
By;
Duane Z ,Mayor
ST:
harlene Friedges, City Cle
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