HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 80-164 - Urging Joint Planning Effort for TH 212 - 08/19/1980 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 80-164
WHEREAS, the relocation and construction of a new Highway #212 through Eden
Prairie, Chanhassen and Chaska has been discussed for many years by citizens of
those communities and representatives of the Minnesota Department of Transporation;
and
WHEREAS, the project appears to be a high priority project of MNDOT at a time
when state funding seems to be non-existent for such a construction project; and
WHEREAS, the Scoping Report for the project had been completed and has received
basically favorable and supportive comments from the communities within their
community; and
WHEREAS, those same communities are completing work on their respective com-
prehensive plans to ensure orderly development within their community; and
WHEREAS, the unavailability of a designated corridor for the future Highway
212 project makes orderly development and planning and the preservation of a pot-
ential corridor an extremely difficult or impossible task within these communities;
and
• WHEREAS, traffic continues to increase on Highway 212 and Highway 5 thus
creating increasingly hazardous conditions along those routes; and
WHEREAS, all three communities agree on Unique System D, as described in the
study by Howard Needles, et al , for the Minnesota Department of Highways, as mod-
ified by the north of Lake Riley alternate through Chanhassen and the east Minnesota
River Crossing Alternate in Chaska, as described in said Scoping Report as the
corridor alignment which would be most favorable within their corporate limits,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Eden Prairie City Council that the need
for the new Highway 212 continues to grow more urgent each year and the designation
and preservation of a corridor is absolutely crucial at this time to enable orderly
planning and development within the City, this designation being in the best interests
of the City and MNDOT and in compliance with the mandate of the Metropolitan Council
for orderly planning; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Eden Prairie City Council hereby proposes that
Carver County and the Cities of Chaska, Chanhassen and Eden Prairie enter into a
joint planning effort with the Metropolitan Council to establish the TH 212 and TH
169 corridor through the official map process, using the Metropolitan Council 's
experience with the Shakopee By-pass; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Metropolitan Council Chairman Weaver is requested
to select a representative (s) of the Metropolitan Council to meet with represent-
atives of Carver County and the Cities of Chaska, Chanhassen and Eden Prairie for
the purpose of developing a specific proposal for a joint planning effort; and
Resolution 80-164 page 2
S BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Attorney is hereby directed to meet and
confer with representatives of the other two Cities involved and Carver County to
prepare a joint agreement between the Cities of Eden Prairie, Chanhassen, Chaska
and Carver County and such other governmental entities or agencies deemed appro-
priate in order to effectuate this very desirous and necessary joint planning
effort.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie this 19 day of
August 1980.
_',XWo1fg4g H. Penzel - Mayor
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John ane - City Clerk
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