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<br />r <br /> <br />CITY OF ROSEVILLE <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DPARTMENT <br /> <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />SUBJECT: <br />DATE: <br /> <br />STEVE SARK OZV, CITY MANAGER <br />DENNIS WELSCH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR <br />TRIANGLE WAREHOUSE PROJECT (P.F. 31~) <br />03/16/99 <br /> <br />After the meeting on 3/11/99, I reviewed Roseville's interest in retaining the <br />BN (Burlington Northern) railroad right-of-way adjacent to County Road "C". <br /> <br />The City's 1998 Comprehensive Plan states that the City should: <br /> <br />Provide input into the rail corridor planning and abandonment processes. If <br />rails are to be removed, the corridors should be preserved for public uses <br />such as light rail or pathways. <br /> <br />a) Ifthere is a rail line abandonment in Roseville, an appropriate <br />public agency should acquire the land for public purposes. <br /> <br />b) Light rail planning should receive input from Roseville. Roseville <br />should preserve potential rights-of-way and station locations and <br />identify possible routes for tributary bus service. <br /> <br />c) Identify and work with the decision-makers on approved LRT <br />routes in Roseville. <br />Source: 1998 Compo Plan. Section 3 (Goals and Polices), Page 15 and page <br />Tran-2, Paragraph 11, and page Tran-9 and 9b,9c Maps of commuter <br />rail possibilities in Roseville (including the rail line parallel to County <br />Road "C". <br /> <br />The Comprehensive Plan parks and recreation pathway section also calls for <br />pathway connections throughout the community, especially off-road linkages <br />between work and home. Further, a map in Section 9, and in Appendix 12 <br />illustrates a cross community pathway parallel with the BN-County Road "C" <br />rail line. <br /> <br />By virtue of the BN filing for abandonment of a portion of the County Road <br />"C" rail line from the Rollins Oil property to the west boundary of the City of <br />Roseville, Burlington Northern has indicated its desire to not serve this <br />area with rail capacity. The BN property in generally 100 feet in width <br /> <br />J\\)~~ <br />