HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 88-219 - Approving Agreement 64723 for I-494 EIS Preparation and Authorizing Mayor and Manager to Execute Same - CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 88-219
RESOLUTION REGARDING PROPOSED AGREEMENT NUMBER 64723
AGREEMENT FOR INTERSTATE I-494 EIS
WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie is the official governing
body of the City of Eden Prairie; and
WHEREAS , the Metropolitan Council in cooperation with the five cities in the
project area did produce a Corridor Study for 1-494, and
WHEREAS , it has been determined by the City of Eden Prairie that the project
development process be continued by conducting the Environmental Impact State-
ment (EIS) for I-494 from the Minnesota River 'to the I-394 Interchange, and
WHEREAS , the general objective in preparing the EIS is to help resolve
uncertainty about ultimate roadway design , allow advanced rights-of-way
acquisition consistent with Federal requirements , and position projects in the
corridor described above to be ready to use funds when they are available , and
WHEREAS , the City of Eden Prairie will benefit from the results of the EIS and
is willing to share proportionately in the cost of the preparation and
completion of the EIS , and
WHEREAS , it is the expressed interest of the City of Eden Prairie to participate
and cooperate in the preparation and completion of the said EIS and ,
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Transportation for the State of Minnesota has
prepared an agreement for conducting and sharing the cost of preparing an
environmental impact statement for expansion of Interstate 494 within the
corporate limits of the City of Eden Prairie and seeks approval thereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Eden Prairie that said agreement
for the preparation and payment for the I-494 environmental impact statement be
and hereby are approved and that the Mayor and City Manager are authorized to
sign the document on behalf of the City of Eden Prairie .
ADOPTED by the City Council on October 4, 1988.
'Gary D. Peter o, Mayor
ATTEST: SEAL
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Jo D, ne, Clerk