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<br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION <br />Board of Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority <br /> <br />I>ate: October 15, 1996 <br /> <br />No: R96-09 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority's <br />Northeast Corridor alignment study recommends two alignments for <br />light rail transit, both of which make use of Burlington Northern <br />Railroad Company (BN) right of way north of County Road F in <br />White Bear Lake; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The portion of the BN right of way extending <br />from Kellogg Boulevard in St. Paul to Beam Avenue in Maplewood <br />was acquired by Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority on <br />December 27, 1992; and <br /> <br />0. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The BN right of way from Beam Avenue to Hugo in <br />Washington County has not yet been abandoned; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, On September 26, 1995, Rams ey County Reg ional <br />Railroad Authority authorized its staff to (1) scope to options <br />for purchase of the right of way north of Beam Avenue and (2) <br />negotiate with Burlington Northern for purchase of the right of <br />way before abandonment occurs; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, On November 28, 1995, Ramsey County Regional <br />Railroad Authority resolved to take the lead role in negotiations <br />with BN for acquisition of the right of way; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Burlington Northern Railroad Company and the <br />Santa Fe Railroad Company have merged to become the Burlington <br />North~rn Santa Fe (BNSF); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, BNSF has indicated its interest in selling the <br />right of way north of Beam Avenue; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, BNSF has also indicated that its east-west line <br />from M&D Junction to Broadway Street in Minneapolis may also be <br />available for acquisition; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The BNSF east-west line falls within the area <br />designated for the East-West Crosstown LRT corridor as described <br />in the Comprehensive Light Rail Transit Plan for Ramsey County; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, A portion of the BNSF east-west line is located <br />in Hennepin County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, In order for staff to further negotiate the <br />acquisitions of right of way from BNSF, appraisal, surveying, <br />environmental assessment, and title search activities will need <br />to be performed; Now, Therefore, Be It <br /> <br />John T. Finley, Chainnan <br /> <br />By: <br /> <br /> <br />Vu/l-ff!U i/ <br />,J <br />orgard, Secretary <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br />