HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-074 CCRMember I)an Ryan introduced the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-74
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR COST PARTICIPATION WITH
HENNEPIN COUNTY AND BROOKLYN PARK FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY
252/I-94 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
WHEREAS, there are currently significant safety and congestion problems along
Trunk Highway (TH) 252 within the Cities of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park; and
WHEREAS, in March, 2016, the City of Brooklyn Center adopted the Brooklyn
Center TH 252 Corridor Study which contemplated converting TH 252 to a freeway from TH
610 to I -694/I-94; and
WHEREAS, in January 2017, Hennepin County initiated a TH 252 Freeway
Conversion Study with the City of Brooklyn Center, City of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and other agencies to study and resolve these problems
on TH 252 from 66th Avenue to TH 610; and
WHEREAS, in October 2017, MnDOT in cooperation with the Metropolitan
Council, completed their MnPASS System Study Phase 3 which identified TH 252 and I-94 from
TH 252 to downtown Minneapolis as a strong candidate for a future MnPASS corridor; and
WHEREAS, the environmental review contemplated in the Cooperative
Agreement for Cost Participation will provide full environmental clearance for the interchange at
TH 252 and 66th Avenue and pedestrian bridge at 70th Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that:
1. The Cooperative Agreement for Cost Participation with Hennepin County
and Brooklyn Park is hereby approved. The Mayor and City Manager are
hereby authorized to execute said agreement.
April 9, 2018
Date Mayor
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and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
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whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.