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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-046 Council Resolution• City of Lino Lakes Resolution No. 05 -46 Supporting Legislation Request - North Metro I -35W Corridor Coalition WHEREAS: Communities in the North I -35W Corridor area in Ramsey and Anoka Counties have been working together to collaborate and coordinate public and private investments in housing, economic development and transportation, and, WHEREAS: This cooperation has included the Metropolitan Council and the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and, WHEREAS: Our communities are actively engaged in significant development and redevelopment programs that will have significant benefits to the Region as well as our local economies, and, WHEREAS: These developments will provide job opportunities for residents of the region, business opportunities for entrepreneurs, access to goods and services for citizens and tax base for our communities, and, WHEREAS: We recognize the importance of a healthy regional transportation infrastructure that serves trade and tourism mobility and safety for transcontinental travelers and businesses as well as travelers to and from the Metropolitan region to other opportunities in Minnesota, and, WHEREAS: We recognize the need to serve regional mobility at the same time that we ensure that our citizens and businesses are provided safe and convenient access to and from the regional system into local opportunity sites, and, WHEREAS: Current traffic flow conditions on North I -35W are already congested causing delays, accidents, air pollution and diminishing mobility, and, WHEREAS: Forecasted growth in population and jobs within the Region and within the Corridor will further severely congest and diminish the function and safety of the regional system, and, WHEREAS: It is in the interests of the Region and State to mitigate the current and anticipated problems at this juncture of two high priority Inter Regional Corridors with the Metro Beltway, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Council of the City of Lino Lakes does request that the Legislature appropriate funds sufficient to provide for the identification of preferred system design solutions for the I -35W/ TH 10 highway interchange in Ramsey and Anoka County along with appropriate county and city streets, and, —(BA - - • • • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That these funds should be appropriated to the Commissioner of Transportation to complete community involvement activities, alternative concept development, concept evaluation, preliminary engineering and environmental assessment, and, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes does hereby pledge to work with the Department of Transportation, Anoka County, Ramsey County and the Metropolitan Council to ensure that the requested funds are used in a cooperative and efficient manner. Approved this, Day of March, 2005. • • • WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item No. 1 Date: Council Work Session, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 To: City Council From: Gordon Heitke, City Administrator Re: Supporting Legislation Request for Appropriating Money for Engineering for the Reconstruction and Expansion of I35 Between I- 694 and I -35W. Background: The North I -35W communities are requesting that the Legislature appropriate $500,000 to be used for the development and evaluation of alternative concepts for the reconstruction of I -35W north of I -694 in Arden Hills, Mounds View and New Brighton. The requested funds will be used to identify roadway design options, evaluate the operational characteristics of selected alternatives and to provide for community involvement in the planning process. Mr. Robert Benke, North Metro I -35W Corridor Coalition has requested an opportunity to appear before the City Council to request a resolution supporting the legislation. As you know, the City of Lino Lakes has had bills introduced, which call for the appropriation of state bond funds for improvements to the I35W /CSAH 23 (Lake Drive) interchange. The funding request of the North I -35W communities is also a request for the appropriation of state bond funds. Since the amount of proposed projects will most likely exceed the total bond amount, it is reasonable to require that the North Metro I- 35W Corridor Coalition, in turn, support Lino Lakes' legislation request for interchange improvement funding if the City of Lino Lakes supports this funding request, in order to not put ourselves at any disadvantage to receive funding. The resolution has been adopted by New Brighton, Mounds View, Circle Pines, Arden Hills, Blaine, Shoreview, Lexington and the Ramsey County 1 • Board. The Anoka County Board is expected to approve it at their Tuesday, March 22, 2005 meeting. Requested Council Direction: The Council needs to determine: 1) whether it is in the best interest of Lino Lakes to support the funding request of the North I -35W communities, 2) whether to request support from the North Metro I -35W Corridor Coalition for the legislation for funding improvements for the I -35W /CSAH 23 interchange, and 3) whether to place this item on the March 28, 2005 agenda as an item for formal action. Attachments: 1. North Metro I -35W Corridor Coalition Legislation Request and Resolution • • 2 NORTH METRO I -35W CORRIDOR COALITION 8525 Edinbrook Crossing, Suite #5 Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 LEGISLATION REQUEST REQUEST: The North 1 -35W communities are requesting that the Legislature appropriate $500,000 to be used for the development and evaluation of alternative concepts for the reconstruction of I -35W north of 1 -694 in Arden Hills, Mounds View and New Brighton. BACKGROUND: The 1 -35W communities have been working with the Metropolitan Council and Mn /DOT to identify infrastructure investments needed to accommodate growth and redevelopment projects in the corridor. Work to date has identified inadequacies in the regional transportation network that must be addressed to balance area mobility with needs for local access. Additional work is needed to identify the appropriate solutions to the identified problems. The requested funds will be used to • identify roadway design options, evaluate the operational characteristics of selected alternatives and to provide for community involvement in the planning process. CURRENT STATUS: 1 -694 is part of the metropolitan area `beltway' that is in Mn /DOT's priority plan for improvement to at least 6 lanes. Reconstruction of the Snelling Avenue Interchange at the southerly limits of this project area was recently delayed to after 2014 due to the lack of funding. Reconstruction of the I -694/I -35W interchange, the second busiest in the metro area, is not scheduled until after the Snelling project. Mn /DOT is working on the design of these projects, including a limited portion of I -35W. These schedule dates will accelerate if the Legislature provides new transportation funding during the 2005 Session. Both I -35W and TH 10 are Inter Regional Corridor routes that merge together in the proposed study area that includes three major redevelopment projects. In addition to the rapidly growing Blaine and outer ring suburbs, Arden Hills, Mounds View and New Brighton are working on projects that will return contaminated lands to the tax rolls, providing new homes and jobs in the process. These projects include: ARDEN HILLS: Redevelopment of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP). Where currently there are worn out munitions manufacturing facilities and contaminated lands, the City envisions: • 2200 new homes • • 3.2 Million Square Feet of commercial, retail and office space • $875 Million in tax base compared to current taxable value of $0. U:AI -35W \2005 LEGISLATION \LEG.REQUEST SUPPORT.DOC MOUNDS VIEW: New Corporate Campus for Medtronic. Where currently there is a municipal golf course, the City envisions: • 2000 jobs • 1.5 Million Square Feet of medical technology research and manufacturing • $120 Million in tax base compared to current taxable value of $0. NEW BRIGHTON: Northwest Quadrant Development. Where currently there are old, worn out industrial buildings and contaminated lands, the city envisions: • 750 new homes • 750,000 Square Feet of commercial, office and retail space • $300 Million in tax base compared to current taxable value of $13 million DILEMMA TO BE SOLVED WITH REQUESTED FUNDS: Providing local access will be a major problem when I -35W is rebuilt due to proximity of existing interchanges and the interdependency of needs in the adjacent cities. Trade offs in local access options cannot be resolved without knowing what the regional freeway design will be and what interim measures will be needed. Despite being an Inter Regional Corridor route and including a segment of another on TH 10 plus connecting to the metro beltway, I -35W is designated as a "Management" category route and not an "Expansion" route in the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Transportation Policy Plan. Due to financial constraints, critically needed capacity expansions on I -35W are not programmed in the foreseeable future. Management category improvements can include reconstruction of up to two contiguous interchanges. In order for Mn /DOT and the affected communities to proceed with design and construction of individual interchanges needed to meet local access requirements and to mitigate already severe congestion problems, a plan for the ultimate reconstruction of I -35W is needed so that all of the subsequent pieces fit together. The requested funds will provide the parameters of the future system design that will facilitate further improvements. This will enable the communities to move forward with greater knowledge of interim actions needed to accommodate inevitable growth. COMMUNITY SUPPORT: The following have approved resolutions in support of this funding request: Resolution Approvals (Pending) City of New Brighton (2/8) City of Circle Pines City of Blaine(2 /17) City of Lexington City of Mounds View(2 /14) City of Lino Lakes City of Arden Hills Ramsey County Board City of Shoreview Anoka County Board U: \I -35W \2005 LEGISLATION \LEG.REQUEST SUPPORT.DOC Lake Dr PRIMARY STUDY AREA MEDTRONIC County Rd Cot,nty Rd I - UNWEAVE THE WEAVE III" County Rd H County Rd 10 TCAAP hwy yo NW QUADRANT ILexington Ave "UNWEAVE THE WEAVE II" • UNWEAVE THE WEAVE T "" IT._ *V Data Sources: 2003 FSA Photo New Brighton GIS a 1 0.5 0 1 Miles • • Draft A bill for an act Relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the preparation and evaluation of engineering concepts and layouts for the reconstruction and expansion of 1-35W between I -694 and I -35 in Anoka and Ramsey County. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. (APPROPRIATION) $500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of transportation for the development and evaluation of engineering concepts and layouts for the reconstruction of 1-35W from I -694 in Ramsey County to I -35 in Anoka County. This appropriation shall be available for the conduct of all necessary planning and public involvement actions leading to a scoping decision based on the preferred alternative. Plans for I -35W shall identify all necessary improvements to appropriate segments of TH 10, I -694 and related county and city infrastructure. Section 2. (BOND SALE) To provide the money appropriated in section lfrom the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $500,000 in the manner, upon the terms. and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes. sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11 at the times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be deposited in the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund. Section 3. (Effective Date) Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment. F:\ Users\ I- 35W\2005 Legislation\I- 35WFunds 2.07.05.doc • February 9, 2005 • • RESOLUTION WHEREAS: Communities in the North I -35W Corridor area in Ramsey and Anoka Counties have been working together to collaborate and coordinate public and private investments in housing, economic development and transportation, and, WHEREAS: This cooperation has included the Metropolitan Council and the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and, WHEREAS: Our communities are actively engaged in significant development and redevelopment programs that will have significant benefits to the Region as well as our local economies, and, WHEREAS: These developments will provide job opportunities for residents of the region, business opportunities for entrepreneurs, access to goods and services for citizens and tax base for our communities, and, WHEREAS: We recognize the importance of a healthy regional transportation infrastructure that serves trade and tourism mobility and safety for transcontinental travelers and businesses as well as travelers to and from the Metropolitan region to other opportunities in Minnesota, and, WHEREAS: We recognize the need to serve regional mobility at the same time that we ensure that our citizens and businesses are provided safe and convenient access to and from the regional system into local opportunity sites, and, WHEREAS: Current traffic flow conditions on North I -35W are already congested causing delays, accidents, air pollution and diminishing mobility, and, WHEREAS: Forecasted growth in population and jobs within the Region and within the Corridor will further severely congest and diminish the function and safety of the regional system, and, WHEREAS: It is in the interests of the Region and State to mitigate the current and anticipated problems at this juncture of two high priority Inter Regional Corridors with the Metro Beltway, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Council of the City of does • request that the Legislature appropriate funds sufficient to provide for the identification of preferred system design solutions for the I -35W/ TH 10 highway interchange in Ramsey and Anoka County along with appropriate county and city streets, and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That these funds should be appropriated to the Commissioner of Transportation to complete community involvement activities, alternative concept development, concept evaluation, preliminary engineering and environmental assessment, and, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of does hereby pledge to work with the Department of Transportation, Anoka County, Ramsey County and the Metropolitan Council to ensure that the requested funds are used in a cooperative and efficient manner. Approved this Day of February, 2005. Mayor • F: \Users \I -35W \Events \05 Action Plan \RESOLUTION draft.doc •