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• CITY OF LAKEVILLE
RESOLUTION
DATE September 5, 1995 RESOLUTION NO. 95-180
MOTION BY sindt SECONDED BY Mulvihill
WHEREAS, the construction of County Road 46 from TH 52 in Coates to TH 3 in
Rosemount/Empire Township (CP 46-07) is important in meeting the transportation
needs of Dakota County and its communities; and
WHEREAS, .coupled with the construction of County Road 46 interchange with I-35W
and the reconstruction of County Road 46 along the 160th Street alignment in Apple
Valley and Lakeville, the construction of County Road 46 from TH 52 in Coates to TH 3
in Rosemount/Empire Township will provide an important east-west connection across
Dakota County which will benefit all central Dakota County communities; and
WHEREAS, CP 46-07 is in the proposed 1996-2000 Capital Improvement Program for
Dakota County; and
WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Agreement was negotiated between Dakota County and
the University of Minnesota in 1989 for developing a roadway corridor on 160th Street
between TH 52 and TH 3, but the University did not approve the negotiated agreement
until 1993; and
WHEREAS, because the agreement negotiated was based upon information and costs
as estimated in 1989 and the estimated project costs exceeded previous budgeted
amounts due to the special conditions required by the University of Minnesota and the
delay in the University in entering into the agreement, the Dakota County Board of
Commissioners, on December 20, 1994, rescinded the agreement previously
negotiated with the University of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, a County Road 46 Task Force was formed by the County, the Cities of
Coates and Rosemount, and Empire Township in August, 1994, to consider acceptable
alternatives; and
WHEREAS, the County Road 46 Task Force reached a consensus for the preferred.
corridor for County Road 46 between TH 52 and TH 3; and
WHEREAS, the support of all communities who will be benefited by the County Road
46 projects is desired; and
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WHEREAS, the County Road 46 project potentially is a strong candidate for funding
under the federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA/STP), for
which the application period begins in the Fall of 1995.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville supports the
consensus of the County Road 46 Task Force that County Road 46 between TH 52 and
TH 3 be constructed on the 160th Street alignment, except that the alignment be shifted
to the south for its intersection with TH 52 in Coates .and that TH 3 be shifted easterly
at 160th Street in Rosemount; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Road 46 alignment remain on 160th
Street between Biscayne Avenue and Akron Avenue; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville seeks the support of the
University of Minnesota Board of Regents for this alignment through the University of
Minnesota's property in the City of Rosemount and Empire Township without conditions
for grade separated crossings where Station Trail and Akron Avenue cross the County
Road and relocation of the Veterinary Medicine Research Center; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville supports the development of an
application for ISTEA/STP funding for CP46-07 and CP46-08 (CSAH 31 to TH 3) by
Dakota County; and
• BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in cooperation with the County, other affected cities,
and Empire Township, the City of Lakeville authorizes its representatives to present
this position to the University of Minnesota's Board of Regents and to engage in such
other activities (e.g., a corridor tour) which support the position of the County, the
affected cities, and Empire Township.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Lakeville this 5th day of
September, 1995.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
BY:
Du ne Zaun, Mayer
ATTEST:
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Charlene Friedges ity Clerk