HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2010-40 - Addressing LRT Concerns - 05/18/2010 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-40
A RESOLUTION ADDRESSING EDEN PRAIRIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE &
BUSINESS CONCERNS WITH LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority is nearing completion of
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement(DEIS) for the Southwest Transitway which includes
a preferred alignment for LRT serving Eden Prairie's Golden Triangle and Major Center Areas
with a portion of the route following Technology Drive; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council will become the lead agency for the Southwest
Transitway project once the DEIS is complete and the Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) and Preliminary Engineering(PE)processes begin; and
WHEREAS,the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce and several businesses along
Technology Drive have expressed concerns regarding potential impacts of LRT including access
to their businesses,traffic, parking, vibration impacts on sensitive equipment, and
incompatibility with electrical substation equipment; and
WHEREAS,the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce and businesses along Technology
Drive, including Emerson-Rosemount,Costco, Xcel, and SW Station, would like to work
cooperatively with the County,Metropolitan Council and City to find acceptable solutions to
their concerns.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Eden Prairie City Council
respectfully requests that Hennepin County and the Metropolitan Council work with the City and
businesses in the Technology Drive area to evaluate alternatives and find solutions for mitigating
impacts of the proposed LRT on the businesses.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie this 1 Sth day of May, 2010.
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ATTEST:
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