Resolution - #92-11-295 - 11/24/1992

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Councilmember Hardin introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #92.11-295 RESOLUTION FROM NORTH METRO MAYORS ASSOCIATION IDENTIFYING THE T.H. #610 CROSSTOWN AS THE HIGHEST TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY PROJECT FOR THE NORTH METRO AREA WHEREAS, the North Metro Mayors Association (NMMA)' is an organization comprised of the following 18 North Metro communities: Anoka, Blaine, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Dayton, Centerville, Champlin, Circle Pines, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids, Crystal, Fridley, Lino Lakes, Minneapolis, New Brighton, New Hope, Robbinsdale and Ramsey; and WHEREAS, the NMMA has identified the construction of the T.H. #610 Crosstown as the highest transportation priority project for the North Metro Area; and WHEREAS, the NMMA supports the T.H. #610 Crosstown corridor communities of Maple Grove, Brooklyn Park, Coon Rapids, Blaine and Mounds View in their united effort to secure federal and state funding for the construction of this important piece of transportation infrastructure; and WHEREAS, the NMMA encourages the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to work to secure all of the funding needed to complete construction of the entire T.H. #610 Crosstown project from Interstate #35W in Mounds View to Interstate #94 in Maple Grove; and WHEREAS, the NMMA wishes to recognize the cooperative spirit and support that MnDOT has exhibited to keep the T.H. #610 Crosstown project on schedule and situated as a top transportation priority in its metropolitan regional planning process; and WHEREAS, the NMMA understands that our common effort must continue unabated in order to achieve the stated goal of constructing the entire T.H. #610 Crosstown project before the turn of the century; and WHEREAS, the NMMA is committed to working with MnDOT, the Metropolitan Council and elected officials of the North Metro area in securing the transportation funds needed to complete the T.H. #610 Crosstown project in a timely manner; and WHEREAS, the NMMA played a vital role in securing federal funding in the amount of $36 million for construction of the second stage of T.H. #610 Crosstown through Brooklyn Park, and has worked diligently with MnDOT to keep the construction of the eastern portion of the #610 Crosstown through Blaine and Mounds View on schedule; and WHEREAS, the NMMA is committed to providing the necessary time, talent and resources needed to keep T.H. #610 Crosstown on schedule as the top transportation project for the North Metro area, and views the adoption of the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement, dated October 1992, as a critical step in the process of preparing the reserved #610 corridor in Brooklyn Park and Maple Grove for funding and scheduled construction phases.