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RESOLUTION REGARDING HIGHWAY 36 Whereas, traffic congestion on Highway 36 encourages commuters to drive on local city streets in Little Canada as a speedier alternative to Highway 36, and Whereas, expansion of Highway 36 through Little Canada and neighboring communities to three lanes has been placed on the MnDOT plan for implementation in about fifteen years, and Whereas, addition of a third eastbound lane on Highway 36 from 35E to its western terminus would immediately relieve traffic congestion and decrease the traffic diversion onto County Roads and city streets in Little Canada and neighboring communities, and Whereas, expansion of the west bound direction will not decrease traffic congestion until expansion of Highway 35W and Highway 280 are complete as these highways receive the bulk of the traffic at the western terminus of Highway 36, and Whereas, funding for expansion of Highway 36 is the responsibility of the State of Minnesota, and Whereas, funding of the state highway system is limited and funds must be allocated in a way that most effectively relieves traffic congestion, Therefore be it resolved that; 1) The Little Canada City Council urges the State Legislature and Governor Pawlenty to designate funds within the MnDOT budget for the addition of a third eastbound lane to Highway 36 from the western terminus to the interchange with Highway 35E with construction to begin within the next three years and to be completed by 2010. 2) The Little Canada City Council directs the City Administrator and designated staff to bring this resolution to the attention of Governor Pawlenty and the legislative leaders of the State Senate and House of Representative and most particularly to, Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, Chair of the House Transportation Finance Committee and Sen. Steve Murphy, chair of the Transportation Budget Division of the Senate Finance Committee. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member , and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: WHEREUPON said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 2