res_9642 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF ROSEVILLE RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City ofRoseville, Minnesota, was held in the City Hall in said City on Monday, March 22, 1999 at 6:30 o'clock p.m. The following members were present: Mastel, Goedeke, Maschka, and Wall and the following were absent: Wiski. Councilmember Wall introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION 9642 SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY AS THE LEAD PUBLIC AGENCY TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO BE ABANDONED BY THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD WHEREAS the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad is seeking to abandon 2.43 miles of railroad from approximately Broadway Avenue in the City of Minneapolis to Walnut Street in the City of Roseville; AND WHEREAS, the proposed right-of-way to be abandoned is part of a rail corridor that connects to existing and planned facilities important to future regional transportation; AND WHEREAS, numerous public agencies have expressed a public need to maintain a right-of- way corridor over the proposed abandonment for future trail and transit use; AND WHEREAS, the majority of the proposed rail abandonment is located within Hennepin County and the Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority staff have indicated a willingness to act as the lead public agency responsible for acquisition of the rail right-of-way to be abandoned; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the City ofRoseville supports the designation of the Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority as the lead public agency responsible for the acquisition of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail right-of-way proposed to be abandoned in the City of Minneapolis and City of Roseville. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember Mastel and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Mastel, Goedeke, Maschka and Wall, and the following voted against the same: none.