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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption. RESOLUTION #13-01-024 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF FUNDING FOR TH 10 IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, Trunk Highway 10 (TH 10), located in Anoka County, in the Cities of Ramsey and Anoka has been problematic for years; and WHEREAS, the problems have to do with safety and mobility; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey actively participated in MnDOT's TH 10 Corridor Management Plan in 2001-2002; and WHEREAS, that plan laid out general improvements to address the problems with TH 10; however, no funding was available to implement the TH 10 Corridor Management Plan; and WHEREAS, to address this matter, the Cities of Ramsey and Anoka partnered to get Federal Appropriations to study improvements that could be made; and WHEREAS, in addition, the Cities of Ramsey and Anoka, along with Anoka County, participated in the TH 10/169 Corridor Coalition for many years in support of improvements for TH 10; and WHEREAS, preliminary engineering plans for the City of Ramsey TH 10 project were approved by MnDOT in 2010, but were rejected for further funding; those plans propose a resolution acceptable to our communities and could be completed through final design in a relatively short period of time; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey supports continuing to work cooperatively with Anoka County, the City of Anoka, and MnDOT to fund and improve TH 10, starting at Fairoak Avenue in Anoka and heading west -bound to one-half mile west of Armstrong Boulevard (CR 83) in Ramsey; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey also supports the efforts of Anoka County in lobbying for federal funding to work on projects in the above -identified segment of the TH 10 corridor. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. That the City of Ramsey supports continued efforts to make safety and mobility improvements on TH 10. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: