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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING 1-494 CORRIDOR COMMISSION Cit Of Edincl
EFFORTS TO SECURE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE y
REBUILDING OF THE 1-494/35W INTERCHANGE
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission is a Joint Powers Organization
(JPO) representing the transportation system concerns of the seven cities of
Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth and
Richfield; and
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission represents the transportation
interests of 21 percent of the region's employers and 19 percent of the region's
residents; and,
WHEREAS, the mission of the 1-494 Corridor Commission is to promote the
improvement of I-494 infrastructure from the Minnesota River to I-94 in order to
increase its people-moving capacity and to improve mobility for businesses and
residents throughout the region; and,
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission consistently supports a multi-
modal transportation system approach to exploring initiatives that might benefit the
region as a whole, and continues to actively participate as a member of multiple-
jurisdiction transportation planning groups, such as the Minnesota Transportation
Alliance, that seek long-term funding solutions for Minnesota's transportation
system; and,
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission is actively involved in planning
for the needs of its member communities and the region as a whole by proactively
developing Travel Demand Management (TDM) plans and programs that increase
494 vehicle capacity; by providing employers and developers with incentives that
promote alternatives to driving alone; by planning competitive transit services to
employment centers around the corridor; by adding bus shoulder lanes and high
occupancy vehicle (HOV) ramp meter bypasses at strategic corridor locations; by
promoting transit-oriented site planning at new development and redeveloped areas;
by advocating for local land use changes supporting TDM; and by overseeing 494
road reconstruction project staging to facilitate and coordinate future planned road
projects; and,
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission is assisting MnDOT and the
Metropolitan Council in identifying a number of high-priority multi-modal projects
along the 494 corridor and how best to stage these projects to mitigate traffic
congestion and delay during 494 reconstruction periods; and,
WHEREAS, the 1-494 Corridor Commission provides an ongoing stakeholder
forum for the planning of 1-494 reconstruction through regular meetings of the 494
Chamber of Commerce Subcommittee, the 494 Engineers' Subcommittee and the 494
Transit Providers' Subcommittee; and
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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-57 - Resolution Supporting I-494 Corridor Commission
Efforts to Secure Federal Funds for the Rebuilding of the I-494/35W Interchange
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WHEREAS, the 1-494 Corridor Commission, through the work of its member
cities of Bloomington and Richfield, has identified the interchange of I-494 and I-
35W as a critical infrastructure improvement that needs immediate attention, and
WHEREAS, the approximate cost of the improvements is estimated at $125
million or more and the State of Minnesota has approximately $66 million committed
for the project in the years 2011 and beyond, and
WHEREAS, the I-494 Corridor Commission is continuing its search for
innovative funding partnerships that will increase or "speed up" funding for critical
494 roadway and transit improvements; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Edina hereby declares its support of I-494 Corridor Commission activities relating to
the procurement of federal funding to improve 1-494 infrastructure and services; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
the Honorable Congressman James Ramstad, Minnesota Third District; the
Honorable Congressman Martin Sabo, Minnesota Fifth District; the Honorable
Congressman James Oberstar, Minnesota Eighth District, the Honorable
Congressman David Minge, Minnesota Second District, the Honorable Senator Paul
Wellstone; the Honorable Senator Rod Grams; Governor Jesse Ventura; State Senator
Roy Terwilliger, Senate District 42; State Representative Erik Paulsen, Representative
District 42B; State Representative Ron Erhardt, Representative District 42A;the Chair
of the Metropolitan Council Transportation Advisory Board (TAB); the Chair of the
Metropolitan Council Technical Advisory Committee (TAC); the chair of the
Metropolitan Council; the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of
Transportation; the Board of the Minnesota Transportation Alliance; and the Chair
of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.
Passed and duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Edina, this 16th day of
May,2000.
ATTEST: 6AMp z
City Clerk Mayor
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS
CITY OF EDINA )
CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify
that the attached and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its
Regular Meeting of May 16, 2000, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of , 2000.
City Clerk