Res 78 - 15 Requesting Answers on Transportation Portion of Systems Statement1 i T ► 1 : F CITY OFti MENDOTA " HEIGHTS- S$ t- .
Dakota -'County, Minnesota,`'`
RESOLUTION NO. 78-15
RESOLUTION REQUESTING ANSWERS ON TRANSPORTATION
PORTION OF SYSTEMS STATEMENT t
WHEREAS, the Mendota Heights City Council'on,January 3, 1978 adopted
Resolution No. 78-08, a resolution "Regarding Interstate Highway System ,
in the City of Mendota Heights," which posed a number of questions to the
-Metropolitan Council regarding the future of I -35E between I-494 and I-94;
and "
WHEREAS, a letter dated January 26th from John ;Boland, Metropolitan
Council Chairman, acknowledged Resolution No. 78-08, withdrawal of that
segment of I -35E from West Seventh to'I-94, but said letter did not contain
responses to the questions posed in Resolution No. 78-08,•nor was there any
indication that,responses would be forthcoming; and S `
WHEREAS, such withdrawal and non -completion of that segment of I -35E
in the City of St. Paul would be'inconsist_ent with the.Systems Statement '
for the City of St. Paul' and _
WHEREAS, the absence of I -35E north of, West Seventh in St. Paul would
certainly be inconsistent and contrary to the Transportation portion of ti
the Systems Statement for the City of Mendota Heights;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mendota
Heights that the City of Mendota Heights again states that planning municipal
r facilities and land development according to major metropolitan facilities
plans that are currently,being considered for withdrawal is a futile,
non-productive, and wasteful effort;'and
QBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that portions of Resolution No. 78-08 be' again
reiterated; namely:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that unlesssatisfactory answers are
received forthwith, the'City of Mendota Heights shall seek
relief from the adverse impacts of traffic diversions caused
by the City of Saint Paul's decision to limit the function of
Interstate 35E from Seventh Street to Interstate 94, and if
the Metropolitan Council will not perform its coordinating_
functions as defined by law, the City shall seek legal courses
available to it to seek relief from excessive traffic diverted
through the'City; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Mendota Heights shall
disavow its Systems Statement requirements as,it affects
transportation�in•its planning program, unless the integrity
of that systemiis protected by the Systems Plan for
Transportation in the contiguous City of Saint Paul;"
and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution'be sent to -
the Governor, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Metropolitan Council,
the City of St. Paul, and communities in northern Dakota County,,
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this
Seventh day of February 1978.
CITY COUNCIL -
CITY OF-MENDOTA HEIGHTS -
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Robert G. Lockwood
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Kathleen M. Swanson
City Clerk `