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City Council I -35E /CSAH 14 Interchange October 25, 2004 CITY OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO.04 -165' SUPPORTING ANOKA COUNTY FEDERAL FUNDING APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST FOR THE I- 35E /CSAH 14 INTERCHANGE DESIGN WHEREAS, the continued growth of the city and surrounding communities is leading to increasing travel demand along the CSAH 14/I -35E corridor which, if unmanaged, can negatively affect the level of performance, safety, and congestion experienced by users of the corridor; and,. WHEREAS, community leaders, motorists, and road authorities have identified this growing travel demand and development pressure as a concern with potential negative consequences for mobility and safety in the corridor, with the potential to further degrade the performance level now provided by the corridor, and the resulting implications for the economy and quality of life of the region; and, WHEREAS, the CSAH 14/I -35E interchange is currently operating at a substandard level of performance, continues to increase in congestion and is raising safety concerns; and WHEREAS, the Cities of Lino Lakes, Centerville, Forest Lake, and Hugo, the Town of Columbus, and Counties of Anoka and Washington, recognizing the potential impact of continued growth pressure on the corridor, have entered into a Joint Powers Agreement to collaboratively evaluate the Tong -term role that the CSAH 14 Corridor will play in meeting the transportation needs of the area and to support needed improvements to the corridor, including the CSAH 14/I -35E interchange; and, WHEREAS, Anoka County has submitted an appropriations request for federal funds to assist with the engineering design work to the I -35E /CSAH 14 interchange. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA: That the City of Lino Lakes supports the request of Anoka County for a 2005 appropriation of federal funds to complete the engineering design for the CSAH 14/1 - 35E interchange. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Lino Lakes City Council is committed to working in partnership with the Cities of Centerville, Forest Lake, and Hugo, the Town of Columbus, and the Counties of Anoka and Washington in order to provide benefit to the traveling public and to promote the stewardship of the public infrastructure through coordinated programming of transportation infrastructure, and in the design, funding and construction of such transportation infrastructure for the future.