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Roseville (including the rail line parallel to County Road "C". 1.4 The Comprehensive Plan parks and recreation pathway section also calls for pathway connections throughout the community, especially off-road linkages between work and home. Further, a map in Section 9, and in Appendix 12 illustrates a cross community pathway parallel with the BN-County Road "C" rail line. 1.5 Ramsey County in 1989 completed a plan which identified the BN County Road "C" rail right-of-way as a potential cross-county commuter or light rail line that should be acquired if abandonment is ever sought by BN. In 1996, the Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority adopted a resolution (#R96-09) which directed the Authority to negotiate for the acquisition of the rail right-of-way. 1.6 The staff understands that BN has filed for an amendment to its federal Surface Transportation Board abandonment application, that would eliminate the abandonment within Ramsey County and the City of Roseville in order to sell off a parcel for reuse to an adjacent, proposed warehouse building. It is not in the public's and City's interest to have the rail right-of-way sold off in parcels that would severely reduce or eliminate the continuity of a multi use commuter line and pathway/trail system. The Regional Rail Authority should acquire this parcel with the intent of keeping the right-of-way parcels in one ownership. The government agencies holding title could then determine if a short term, interim lease, or easement should be issued to potential users adjacent to the rail. 1.5 The issue ofthe proposed George Wintz Triangle Warehouse subdivision of a parcel of right-of-way from the BN rail line (the Triangle Warehouse, 35' by 703 feet or approximately 24,000 sJ.) should not be approved by the City during the 180 review period (through June, 1999) because of the impending County Rail Authority study and/or acquisition of this right-of-way land. 2.0 Staff Recommendation The staff recommends that the City Council direct staff to notify the applicant for the minor subdivision commonly known as the Triangle Warehouse site that the subdivision will be considered premature and incomplete until such time as the 180 day Federal Surface Transportation Board RevIew of the abandonment proposal is completed. 3.0 Council Action By resolution (draft attached), determine that the proposed Wintz subdivision is premature and must await the outcome of the 180 day NSTB review period. Attachment: Resolution re: time extension . Q:\Planning Files\3105_ Wintz Warehouse\RCA(03.22.99).doc Page 2 of2