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Count i 1 memb er adoption: /Y introduced the following resolution and ~oved for its RESOLUTION $86- RESOLUTION ENDORSING 1RE EFFORTS OF IRE NORTH METRO TRAFFIC TASK FORCE SUPPORTING CONCLUSIONS OF THE TASK FORCE REGARDING ADDITIONAL RIVER CROSSING CAFACITY NEEDS IN IRE NORTH METRO AREA, AND REQUESTING A COMHITHENT OF RESOURCES FROH IRE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO IHPLEHENT RESPONSES TO IDENTIFIED ]FIVER CROSSING NEEDS IN IRE NORTH METRO AREA WHEREAS, the long standing need for additional river bridges is a critical issue for the Counties and Cities adjacent to the Mississippi River in the North Metro area; and WHEREAS, the North Metro Traffic Task Force composed of elected and appointed officials from the Metropolitan Council, Anoka and Hennepin Counties, and the cities of Andover, Anoka, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Coon Rapids, Dayton, Fridley and Ramsey was established to serve as as forum to study and discuss relevant issues associated with river bridges in the North Metro area, to establish a basis for coordination of transportation planning activities among affected jurisdictions, and to facilitate achievement of consensus among member jurisdictions on appropriate alternatives to meet identified bridge needs; and WHEREAS, the North Metro Traffic Task Force has appointed a Technical Subcommittee to evaluate the need for additional river bridge crossings to serve the North Metro area; and WHEREAS, the North Metro Traffic Task Force has accepted and endorsed the recommendations of their Technical Subcommittee regarding identified short term improvements to existing facilities and long term needs for additional river crossing capacity and potential alternatives to satisfy long and short term bridge crossing needs; and WHEREAS, the North Metro Traffic Task Force has concluded that local communities, State of Minnesota and Metropolitan Council cooperation, assistance and funding is essential to specifically define short term deficiencies and construct appropriate long term bridge crossings to serve the important, unmet needs of the North Metro area and that this support should legitimately receive priority relative to other transportation studies and construction of other transporation system improvements in the Metropolitan area. NOW THEREFOILE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: That the City of Ramsey strongly supports and concurs with the conclusions of the North Metro Traffic Task Force that additional bridge crossing capacity is urgently needed to serve the short and long term transportation system needs of the North Metro area.