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Roseville (including the rail line parallel to County Road"C". <br /> 1.4 The Comprehensive Ilan parks and recreation pathway section also calls for pathway <br /> connections throughout the community,especially off-road linkages between work and <br /> home. Further, a map in Section 9, and in-appendix 12 illustrates a cross community <br /> pathway parallel with the BN-County Road"C"rail line. <br /> 1.5 Ramsey county in 1989 completed a plan which identified the hN County Road "C" rail <br /> right-of-way as a potential cross-county commuter or light rail line that should be <br /> acquired if abandonment is ever sought by FN.In 1996,the Ramsey Counter Regional Rail <br /> Authority adapted a resolution(#R96-09)which directed the Authority to negotiate for <br /> the acquisition of the rail right-of-way. <br /> 1.6 The staff understands that BN has filed for are amendment to its federal Surface <br /> Transportation Board abandonment application,that would eliminate the abandonment <br /> within Ramsey County and the City of Roseville in order to sell off a parcel for reuse to an <br /> adjacent,proposed warehouse building. It is not in the public 3s and Cit }s interest to have <br /> the rail right-of-way sold off in parcels that would severely reduce or eliminate the <br /> continuity of a multi use commuter line and pathway/trail system. The Regional Rail <br /> Authority should acquire this parcel with the intent of beeping the right-of-way parcels <br /> in one ownership.The government agencies holding title could then determine if a short <br /> term,interim lease,or easement should be issued to potential users adjacent to the rail. <br /> 1.5 The issue of the proposed George wintz Triangle Warehouse subdivision of a parcel of <br /> right-of-way from the RN rail line (the Triangle warehouse, 5' by 703 feet or <br /> approximately 24,000 s.f.)should not be approved by the city during the 180 review period <br /> (through June, 1999) because of the impending County bail Authority study acid/or <br /> acquisition of this right-of-way land. <br /> 2.0 Staff Recommendation <br /> The staff recommends that the city Council direct staff to notify the applicant for the <br /> minor subdivision commonly known as the Triangle Warehouse site that the subdivision <br /> will be considered premature and incomplete until such time as the 180 day Federal <br /> Surface Transportation Beard Review of the abandonment proposal is completed. <br /> 3,0 Council Action <br /> By resolution (draft attached), determine that the proposed wxntz subdivision is <br /> premature and must await the outcome of the 180 day NSTB review period. <br /> Attachment: Resolution re:time extension <br /> Q\Planning Files\310 blintz Warehouse\RCA(0 .22.99).dcc <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br />