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• RESOLUTION
DATE: April 18, 2005 RESOLUTION NO.: 05-54
MOTION BY: Wulff SECONDED BY: Rieb
Reso/ution Supporting the Deve%pment ofa Parking Structure
at the App/e 1/a//ey Transit Station
WHEREAS, the City..of Apple Valley is experiencing a parking shortage at its transit
station near Cedar Avenue and 155"' Street W. due to the loss of parking in the area; and
WHEREAS, this parking shortage is causing significant conflicts for transit riders and
area businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Apple Valley Transit Station, having been constructed with state and.
.federal funds, is a valuable resource to Apple Valley and surrounding areas, and is in need of
more parking; and
WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota has included .funding for Phase 1 of the Cedar
Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Corridor with the. intention of increasing the use: of transit ridership in
i the corridor; and
WHEREAS, the cost of adding transit services to new locations is expensive and
unlikely due to the lack of funding for operations.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville encourages the
development of a parking structure at the Apple Valley Transit Station to accommodate current
and future transit riders; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville will work with the City of Apple
Valley and surrounding communities to identify and pursue funding options for the parking
structure.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Lakeville City Council this 18th day of April, 2005.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
Robert D. John n, Mayor
ATTEST.'
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harlene Friedges, City erk