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i EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota, was duly held on the 12th day of February, 2018,at 6:00 p.m. The following members were present: Willmus, Etten, McGehee; and Mayor Roe and the following were absent: Laliberte. Member Willmus introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION No. 11493 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CORRIDORS OF COMMERCE FUNDS FOR 35W MNPASS LANE FROM TH 36 TO MISSISSIPPI RIVER WHEREAS, in 2013 the Corridors of Commerce program was created by the Minnesota Legislature to accelerate improvements to corridors that have regional and economic significance and that are not being adequately addressed through normal funding options;and WHEREAS, in 2013, 2014 and 2017 the Minnesota Legislature designated funds for the Corridors of Commerce program and as a result MnDOT has decided to select$400 million of projects in the 2018 round of Corridors of Commerce funding;and WHEREAS, MnDOT will be constructing a MnPASS lane in both directions of 35W between TH 36 in Roseville and Anoka County Road 53 in Blaine which will be open to traffic by 2022; and WHEREAS,the Metropolitan Council has submitted an application for Corridors of Commerce funds to extend the MnPASS lane on southbound 3 5 W from its future terminus at TH 36 to the Mississippi River in Minneapolis; and WHEREAS,the extension of the MnPASS lane in the southbound direction would be beneficial to the residents and businesses of the City of Roseville and the metro region as awhole. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Roseville, Minnesota,that the City of Roseville supports the construction of a southboundMnPASS lane as a new lane along 35W south of TH 36 and further supports the use of Corridors of Commerce funds for this project. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member McGehee, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Willmus, Etten, McGehee;and Mayor Roe and the following voted against the same: none. WHEREUPON said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.