Resolution 2014-71 Transmitting the City of Lake Elmo's Support of the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) To the RCRRA, WCRRA, and Metropolitan Council

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associated with the creation of a business park as guided by the City's Comprehensive Plan. Incorporating a Gateway station in Lake Elmo will require station area planning resources to ensure that Lake Elmo is maximizing economic development potential and ridership. The City Lake Elmo requests thorough analysis of economic development potential to assist in guiding the placement of Gateway stations in the corridor segment from Keats Avenue to Manning Avenue as well as planning resources from the Gateway Corridor Commission and Washington County to assist with transit oriented development/station area planning. 4. Lake Elmo Avenue serves as an important access point to downtown Lake Elmo. Due to the proximity of the road to both the Lake and developed neighborhoods, future expansion is constrained through the downtown area and the roadway cannot functionally handle additional growth in the regional movement of traffic beyond what is currently forecasted. The City of Lake Elmo recognizes that while the Gateway Corridor project will likely not preclude an interchange in this location, it would like to take this opportunity to state to Washington County, the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Federal Highways Administration that an interchange is NOT desired in this location. 5. Safety and security at BRT stations for transit patrons and surrounding businesses and neighborhoods is very important to Lake Elmo. BRT Stations should be designed to be safe and secure environments that incorporate design elements to deter crime such as good lighting, visibility, security monitoring. The City of Lake Elmo requests a safety and security plan to ensure that adequate resources are provided at a regional and local level to effectively address safety and security concerns at Gateway Corridor facilities. 6. The City of Lake Elmo would also support an A -B -C -D2 -E3 alignment and continued evaluation as part of the Draft EIS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution adopted by the City of Lake Elmo be forwarded to the Metropolitan Council for their consideration. ...... ... ... Recommended Locally Preferred Alternative — BRT Alternative A -B -C -D2 -E2 (Conceptual) ADOPTED BY THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL ON THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2014. (Seal) Adam Bell City Clerk