HomeMy WebLinkAbout#07 - Withdrawal from Gateway Corridor ComissionSTAFF REPORT
DATE: December 19, 2017
CONSENT #7
AGENDA ITEM: Withdrawal from Gateway Corridor Commission
SUBMITTED BY: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
BACKGROUND: The City of Lake Elmo has been a member of the Gateway Corridor Commission since 2010 when a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) was in place for the rail authorities in Ramsey and Washington counties as well as the cities of St. Paul, Maplewood, Landfall, Oakdale, Woodbury, Lake Elmo, Afton, Lakeland and the
town of West Lakeland. In 2016, the City Council did not approve a locally preferred alternative through Lake Elmo. Since that time the city has not participated in many meetings of the commission. The Commission has not had quorum since June because many of the cities are not coming. The county has
reached out to those communities not attending to see if they are still interested in being a part of the commission.
ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Should the Council withdraw from the Gateway Corridor Commission?
PROPOSAL: Included in your packet is a resolution for the council to withdraw from the Gateway Corridor Commission. The JPA requires a 90 day notice. Once approved by Council, staff will send a notarized copy to the commission. FISCAL IMPACT: NA
OPTIONS: 1) Approve the attached resolution 2) Do not approve a resolution to withdraw from the Gateway Corridor Commission
RECOMMENDATION: If removed from the consent agenda:
“Motion to approve Resolution No 2017-139 ATTACHMENTS:
• Resolution No. 2017-139
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2017-139 A RESOLUTION TO WITHDRAW FROM THE GATEWAY CORRIDOR COMMISSION WHEREAS, the Gateway Corridor Commission (“Commission”) was established in March of 2009 by joint powers agreement among the county regional railroad authorities and cities along
the Gateway Corridor, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §471.59; and
WHEREAS, the Gateway Corridor is defined as the transitway corridor originating at the Union Depot in downtown Saint Paul in Ramsey County, and traveling east along Interstate 94 (I-94) through Washington County with connections to other multi-modal transportation options; and
WHEREAS, Commission members are elected officials from the Washington and Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authorities and the cities of Afton, Lake Elmo, Lakeland, Maplewood, Oakdale, St. Paul, Woodbury, and West Lakeland Township; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Commission is to collaboratively plan for multi-modal
transportation improvements to the Gateway Corridor and for the related land use and development impacts; and WHEREAS, the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Project in the Gateway Corridor was adopted in December 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Gold Line BRT Project is a planned 9-mile transitway running generally parallel to I-94, connecting downtown Saint Paul with its east side neighborhoods and the suburbs of Maplewood, Landfall, Oakdale, and Woodbury; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo entered into the Gateway Corridor Commission Joint Powers Agreement (the “Agreement”) and is a member of the Commission; and WHEREAS, Article 10, Section A of the Agreement provides that any party to the
Agreement may withdraw upon giving 90 days written notice to the Commission, evidenced by a
resolution of the party’s governing body to the Commission; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby gives notice of withdrawal from the Commission.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is directed to prepare a certified copy of this Resolution and deliver it to the Chair of the Commission.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of December, 2017.
By: __________________________ Mike Pearson
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julie Johnson City Clerk