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Minutes of Special Committee of the council on I94. Members- Councilmen Shervheim and Pott Special meeting June 7, 1977 at 3:OOnm in the Lake Elmo City Council Chambers. Councilman Shervheim explained that since the last meetina a copy of the petition which was presented to the Minnesota Environmental nuality Council and apnarently ignored by them and signed by some over 700 people, not all from Lake Elmo, urging that the Northern route be considered,has been made available to US. Additional petitions were added to the original file and Councilman Shervheim acknowledged receipt. He read from the petition ---the undersigned taxpayers and/or residents of 1ashington County joined in this petition to urge the governing bodies of Washington County and the municipalities in which they own or occupy real estate to join in judicially Challenaina the selection of the nresent Hiahwav 12 as the route for construction of I-9A and to substitute therefore the Northern route. There are a number of whereases, citing economy of the Northern Route, timesaving and safety --it is therefore urged by the undersigned, manv of whom have pledaed their own funds and support thereof that Washington County and the municipalities in such county through action of their re- snective aovernmentina bodies agree to actively sunnort and commit a portion of the county and municipal funds in their custody to support a judicial. review and challence, 100 additional signatures. Members reviewed addresses of signers of netition. Review of nledcRes revealed that $12,900.was reported. Councilman Shervhein- ---Other things that influence my judgement are the monies that the city has spent in planning, the 2n million dollars of admitted extra costs of going the Southern Route, the maintenance cost of service roads which would have to be installed along the Southern Route which would not he required on the Northern ??oute, at least not in the same dearee, because the Southern Route could he used to carry the traffic while the Northern Route was being con- structed andthen service roads would only have to he constructed as the need demanded it which may be 20 or 50 or 5 or 10 vears from now. But the immediate charge against the city for maintenance of these service roads would not he present to the same extent, and of course the 113 neopl.e who i�rere picl-ed ?in on TTI�IV. 1.2 by the T%loodbury Amhulance impressed me. A delay of 5 years would perpetuate that anci I apes the other thina that imnresseel me is the pretty significant display of interest by quite a few People. The uncertairtty of br.ir_aina or of success in a lawsuit is ever present. If the delay of bringing it were material that would affect my judgement thev are still just in the process of identifying the tracts on which condemnation has to be commenced. Looking at the court calenders, at least in Wash- ington County, I don't see a significant difference in the time when they could move forward with the Southern Route whether we now take a few months to ask the court to determine whether this selection was reasonable. If it is successful and the Northern Route does prevail we gain 5 years. If it is not successful then I don't think we have caused a significant delay because they are not ready to start. I would like to see us authorize some amount of city funds to be expended for this purpose but that it be subject to the county