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Home My WebLink About99-99 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1999/08/16r 1 RESOLUTION NO. 99-99 A RESOLUTION OF CONTINUING SUPPORT OF A JOINT TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS STUDY WITH METRO TRANSIT AND THE CITIES OF HOPKINS AND MINNETONKA AND OF PARTICIPATION WITH METRO TRANSIT IN THEIR APPLICATION FOR CONGESTION MITIGATION AIR QUALITY(CMAQ) PROGRAM FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT MAJOR TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS FOR RESIDENTS, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES OF ST. LOUIS PARK AND THE IMMEDIATE SUBREGION. WHEREAS, the City of St Louis Park has been actively participating in a Transit Improvements Study with Metro Transit and the adjacent communities of Hopkins, and Minnetonka to enhance transit connections within their communities and provide reverse commute services for employees from outside their communities, WHEREAS, the City of St Louis Park has made substantial commitments to achieving the goals and objectives of creating a Livable Community and enhancing its community -wide transit services, WHEREAS, the City of St Louis Park believes that improved transit service is a critical factor in reducing congestion, ensuring economic vitality, and meeting the demands of changing travel patterns, WHEREAS, the Metro Transit has worked with the City to develop major proposed improvements to the existing transit network in St Louis Park, Hopkins and Minnetonka, WHEREAS, the proposed improvements meet the service goals and criteria established by Transit Redesign, WHEREAS, the proposed major improvements are designed to reduce congestion, improve air quality, enhance economic vitality, and meet the demands of changing travel patterns, BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the City of St Louis Park hereby supports and is actively participating with Metro Transit in their application for Congestion Mitigation Air Quality(CMAQ) program funds to implement major transit improvements for residents, employers and employees of St Louis Park and the immediate subregion Revie , ed for Administration A C° y ' anager Attest ,_ /o..__.,„.._______ C y Clerk opted ouncil August 16, 1999 May,