HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2008-24 - Supporting HCRRA - 02/12/2008 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-24
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE HENNEPIN COUNTY REGIONAL RAILROAD
AUTHORITY (HCRRA) REQUEST FOR$10 MILLION IN 2008 STATE BONDING TO
ASSIST IN FUNDING THE SOUTHWEST TRANSITWAY ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) AND PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING (PE)
WHEREAS, a Light Rail Transit (LRT) line servicing the cities of Minneapolis, St. Louis Park,
Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie will improve mobility and will help maintain a
competitive business environment and high quality of life for the entire Southwest Metro Area;
and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority in partnership with the affected
cities of Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Edina, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie and the
Metropolitan Council plans to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to determine a
locally preferred alternative (LPA) to address the current and future travel needs of the
Southwest Metro; and
WHEREAS, once the locally preferred alternative (LPA) is selected and approved by the
Metropolitan Council, preliminary engineering (PE) will be conducted for that single alternative;
and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (HCRRA) has requested that
Governor Pawlenty include $10 million in 2008 State Bonding for the Southwest Corridor
Environmental Impact Statement (Draft and Final EIS) and Preliminary Engineering.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Eden Prairie supports the request by the
Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (HCRRA) for $10 million in 2008 State Bonding
for the Southwest Transitway Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Preliminary
Engineering(PE).
ADOPTED by the Eden Prairie City Council this 121h day of February, 2008.
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ATTEST:
Kat een P orta, City Clerk