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September 18, 1978
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RESOLUTION 6110
AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN HIGHWAY #12 CORRIDOR
TASK FORCES
WHEREAS, the St. Louis Park City Council recognizes the necessity to upgrade
Highway 12 to better serve the needs of the citizens; and
WHEREAS, the St. Louis Park City Council is committed to and supports an
improvement program for Highway 12; and
WHEREAS, Highway 12 crosses the borders of Golden Valley, Minnetonka,
Minneapolis, Plymouth, St. Louis Park and Wayzata; and
WHEREAS, this creates the need for communities to meet to work cooperatively to
identify improvements to Highway 12 that would be to their common benefit; and
WHEREAS, the Mayors of these communities have met to share their ideas about
the needs for Highway 12; and
WHEREAS, further cooperation could best be facilitated through establishment of
a group of joint community task forces; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN/DOT) has agreed to
provide assistance to such task forces and encourages such efforts to provide
its input in preparation of the final environmental impact statement on its request
for Federal Interstate Freeway Funds to upgrade Highway 12; and
WHEREAS, such task forces will not be decision-making bodies, but rather each
communities' representatives will be responsible for reporting back to their respective
City Councils who shall retain full authority for committing their communities
relative to improvement of Highway 12.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of St. Louis Park hereby
approves participation in:
1. A task force to study the area from Penn Avenue to
Zarthan Avenue to be composed of representatives of Minneapolis,
Minneapolis Park Board, Golden Valley and St. Louis Park consisting
of two representatives from each agency.
2. A task force to study the area West of Zarthan to and including
Winnetka to be composed of representatives from Golden Valley and
St. Louis Park, consisting of two representatives from each city.
3. A task force to study the interchange and service roads for the
County Road 18 interchange West of Winnetka to County Road 73 to be
composed of representatives from Plymouth, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park
and Golden Valley, consisting of two representatives from each city.
4. A task force to study the area West of County Road 73 to Wayzata,
to be composed of representatives of Minnetonka, Plymouth and
Wayzata, consisting of two representatives from each city.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Mayors of the St. Louis Park, Golden Valley, -
Plymouth, Minnetonka, Wayzata and the President of the Minneapolis City Council
shall form a task force to meet with MN/DOT to monitor the progress of the task
forces.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Planning Director and Director of Public Works
be appointed as the St. Louis Park representatives to the appropriate task forces and
that these representatives will receive direction and input from the Streets and
Highways Subcommittee who in turn will keep the Council informed and advised of the
task forces efforts and progress.
Adopted by the City Council September 18, 1978
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