HomeMy WebLinkAbout6072 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1978/07/25RESOLUTION NO. 6072
RESOLUTION REQUESTINGG
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS
WHEREAS, the Cities of St. Louis Park and Minneapolis have jointly
considered the development and extension of Beltline Boulevard from West 36
Street to West 32 Street in Minneapolis, and
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park has included this improvement in its
Comprehensive Plan, Capital Improvement Program and Minnesota State Aid System,
and
WHEREAS, Beltline Boulevard in St. Louis Park is a State Aid route
and West 32 Street in Minneapolis is a State Aid route constructed with State
Aid funds and the connection of West 32 Street and Beltline Boulevard is
consistent with State requirements providing for continuity of the State
Aid System, and
WHEREAS, the proposed roadway construction of Beltline Boulevard
and its connection to West 32 Street in Minneapolis will improve traffic
circulation and accessability for vehicular traffic, public safety vehicles,
bicyclists, and pedestrians, in both St. Louis Park and Minneapolis by
providing a continuous east -west collector street or thoroughfare from
Excelsior Boulevard on the east to T.H. 100 on the west, and
WHEREAS, this thoroughfare would be designed to be consistent with
and a portion of the Minneapolis parkway system providing a scenic and amenable
link from Lake Calhoun to the Bass Lake/Wolfe Park area, and
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park has acquired all of the necessary
right-of-way for completion of the roadway, and
WHEREAS, the construction of Beltline Boulevard and its connection to
West 32 Street in Minneapolis will require the City of St. Louis Park to
perform some construction on West 32 Street in Minneapolis in order to complete
the connection,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of St. Louis Park that the
City of Minneapolis be requested to approve the improvement project providing
connection of Beltline Boulevard to West 32 Street.
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that the City of Minneapolis be requested to enter
into a cooperative agreement for construction of the project and return it to
the City of St. Louis Park within thirty (30) days.
Adopted by the City Council Jul 5, 1978.
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