04-004 RESRESOLUTION 04-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
A RESOLUTION OF CONTINUING SUPPORT
FOR THE NORTHSTAR CORRIDOR
WHEREAS,
The City of Elk River, Minnesota, a member of the Northstar Corridor
Development Authority (NCDA), continues its support for the Corridor
from Minneapolis to the Greater St. Cloud area, thus passing through
Elk River, to link the economic, employment, health and educational
center of Central Minnesota with the Twin Cities Metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS,
past state and federal legislation defined the Northstar Corridor Project
to be from Minneapolis to Rice, Minnesota; however, recent changes in
Federal Transit Administration regulations has required further
evaluation and analysis of the Northstar Project; and
WHEREAS,
such further evaluation has resulted in project modification including a
new northerly terminus at Big Lake, Minnesota, and elimination of
stations at Foley Boulevard and North East Minneapolis in order to meet
the revised FTA criteria for project recommendation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the City of Elk River,
Minnesota,
1. That the City of Elk River supports the current development of the
Northstar Corridor from Minneapolis to Big Lake with a station to be
located in Elk River; and
That the City of Elk River continues to support efforts to fund and
develop the Northstar Corridor from Minneapolis to the Greater St.
Cloud area; and
That this resolution be adopted by the City of Elk River and submitted to
Governor Pawlenty, Senator Betsy Wergin, Senator Mike Jungbauer,
Representative Mark Olson, Representative Tom Hackbarth, and the
Northstar Corridor Development Authority as indication of the City of
Elk River's ongoing support of the NCDA's efforts.
Adopted by the Elk River City Council this 12~h day of January 2004.
Stephanie Klinzing, Mayor
ATTEST:
Joan Schmidt, City Clerk
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