Res 2013- 56 Supporting Mendota-Lebanon Hills Regional GreenwayCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2013 -56
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE
MENDOTA- LEBANON HILLS REGIONAL GREENWAY
WHEREAS, the City of Mendota Heights, along with other area municipalities, has been working
with Dakota County on the development of a master plan for a regional greenway project that would bring
new recreational and open space opportunities to the City of Mendota Heights; and
WHEREAS, the unique approach to trail design outlined in the master plan integrates functional use,
scenic value, historic and environmental interpretation, water quality improvements, and ecological
restoration; and
WHEREAS, the proposed greenway is an identified unit of the Metropolitan Regional Park System
Plan and will establish a link between the North Urban Regional Trail and the Lebanon Hills Regional Park
through the communities of Mendota Heights, Eagan and Inver Grove Heights; and
WHEREAS, the master plan was developed in accordance with the 2030 Regional Parks Policy Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Mendota Heights desires to preserve and protect open spaces within the City
to include wetland habitat areas; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mendota Heights values the public input process particularly when it comes
to new development and construction; and
WHEREAS, the detail design and maintenance of specific public right -of -way crossings will be
reviewed for consistency with established transportation and maintenance policies; and
WIIERE AS, the development and operation of the regional greenway will be a cooperative effort
between Dakota County and the communities through which it extends.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights
hereby supports the alternative alignment as proposed in the Dakota County's master plan for the Mendota -
Lebanon Hills Regional Greenway, and does not in any way support the route that goes through Friendly
Marsh Park, as shown on the attached Figure 31 of the Mendota - Lebanon Hills Greenway Segment 1
Concept Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights acknowledges
a feasibility study will be completed on the Regional Greenway alignment alternatives within the City to
analyze physical, economic, transportation, and environmental issues associated with the respective
alternatives.
Adopted by the Mendota Heights City Council this 6 °i day of August, 2013.
CITY COUNCIL
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Lorri Smith, City Clerk
Attachment to Resolution 2013 -56
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