HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-029 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2007/03/05•
RESOLUTION NO. 07-029
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A
FEDERAL APPROPRIATION FOR A RAILROAD SWITCHING YARD
IN GLENCOE, MN
WHEREAS, Cities of Minnetonka, St. Louis Park and Hopkins (the Cities) have been
jointly working to eliminate noise disturbances to their residents living adjacent to segments of
rail lines where rail car sorting operations are performed.
WHEREAS, in 1999, the Cities funded a noise study that concluded these sorting
operations generate noise levels that exceed the State of Minnesota noise standards, and
WHEREAS, the Cities have actively pursued short-term and long-term solutions to
mitigate the noise from these rail operations To date, the short-term solutions have provided
little improvement; and
WHEREAS, the construction of a switching yard in Glencoe, Minnesota was identified
as the long-term solution that would completely eliminate the blocking operations from the
residential communities A switching yard would be beneficial to Glencoe from both an
operational and an economic development standpoint, and.
WHEREAS, the state of Minnesota appropnated $700,000 for the construction of the
switching yard in 2006;
WHEREAS, an application for a Federal capital transportation appropnation for this
project in the amount of $2,500,000 for land acquisition and design, development costs, and
economic development funds to aid in the construction of a new railroad switching yard in
Glencoe has been submitted; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of St.
Louis Park does hereby support the application for a federal appropnation by the Cities of
M' i - .nka, St. Louis, Park and Hopkins, in cooperation with the City of Glencoe and the
cLeod ounty Rail Authonty for a railroad switching yard in Glencoe, Minnesota.
Revie e
for Administration.
Ado d by the City Council March 5, 2007
City
Attest:
4110 City Clerk