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• RESOLUTION
DATE April 24, 1991 RESOLUTION NO. 91-47
MOTION BY Harvey SECONDED BY Mulvihill
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation,
Metropolitan Council and Federal Highway Administration (parties}
have been preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS} for I-35W
from I-494 south for several years; and
WHEREAS, said EIS has been delayed and the schedule revised; and
WHEREAS, one cause of said delays has been the inclusion of an
alternative. known as the NTN Alternative being proposed by a
Minneapolis neighborhood group; and
WHEREAS, after study this alternative was found to not meet
safety requirements, not be buildable in accordance with roadway
standards and was replaced with another alternative which
incorporated several of the major aspects of the NTN Alternative; and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis have
..recently requested that the NTN proposal be put back into the EIS;
• and
WHEREAS, such re-inclusion would likely cause. further delay,.
additional costs and potentially a decision that would result in the
construction of an unsafe roadway which would provide less capacity
than the current .facility; and
WHEREAS, such delays may also result in the interim third lane
project from I-494 south to the Minnesota River not being able to be
undertaken in 1993 as programmed; and
WHEREAS, MnDOT funding decisions have not removed the necessary
manpower or consultant funds to do the design of said interim
project; and
WHEREAS, the timely and appropriate improvement of I-35W is very
important to the well being of the community and to the safety of
users of the facility.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the parties are requested to
maintain their position that the NTN alternative is not an
implementable alternative; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that MnDOT should provide design staff or
consultant funds to prepare the necessary plans and drawings to avoid
• delays on the interim third lane project south of I-494; and
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r~ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the NTN Proposal is reinserted,
the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council and
• .Federal Highway Administration should split the EIS into two
portions, with one portion being the City of Minneapolis and the
second portion being that portion south of the City of Minneapolis in
order to not unduly delay the process of providing the safety and
service this badly needed facility would bring to the people of this
region.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of April ~ 1991.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
Duane Zaun, M y r
ATTEST:
Charlene Friedges, ity Clerk