HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-060 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2014/04/21RESOLUTION NO. 14-060
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR
INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AND TRANSITIONAL STATION AREA
ACTION PLANS (TSAAP) IN
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution No.
09-0596 in 2009 establishing the Southwest LRT Community Works program in consultation
with the cities of Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, Hopkins, St. Louis Park, and Minneapolis,
and other Southwest LRT partners, and
WHEREAS, the Southwest LRT Community Works Steering Committee, comprised of
Southwest LRT Community Works partners from cities and other agencies along the Southwest
corridor, was formed in 2010 to provide overall guidance and direction for the Southwest LRT
Community Works Project, and
WHEREAS, Southwest LRT Community Works goals include stimulating economic
development, building bridges for effective planning and implementation, maintaining and
improving natural systems, strengthening communities through connections and enhancing the
tax base, and
WHEREAS, a key activity of the Southwest LRT Community Works program is
collaborative work on station area planning activities and preparation of a comdor-wide
framework for on-going investment, and
WHEREAS, in late 2012, Hennepin County, in consultation with city partners,
contracted with Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. (HKGi) on behalf of the Southwest Community
Works Steering Committee to conduct transitional station area action planning activities, funded
through a grant from Corridors of Opportunity/HUD as well as funds from Hennepin County,
resulting in the Southwest Corridor Investment Framework, and
WHEREAS, the Southwest Corridor Investment Framework will guide activities of the
Southwest LRT Community Works partners to prepare areas around proposed stations for
transit oriented development, access improvements, and other efforts to support the Southwest
LRT project, and
WHEREAS, the Southwest LRT Community Works Steering Committee accepted the
Southwest Corridor Investment Framework as a document to guide ongoing collaborative
activities by partner agencies in achieving Southwest LRT Community Works goals, and
WHEREAS, the Southwest LRT Community Works Steering Committee referred the
Southwest Corridor Investment Framework to member cities and partner organizations for
individual action(s) as deemed appropriate, and
WHEREAS, the consulting group preparing the Southwest Corridor Investment
Framework, HKGi presented the plans to the St. Louis Park City Council on March 24, 2014
and the St. Louis Park Planning Commission on April 2, 2014, and
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park will utilize the Southwest Corridor Investment
Framework to guide implementation of the various public through the city's long range
planning and capital improvement programing.
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