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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 4984 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION SUPPORTING COOPERATIVE LIVABLE CITIES DEMONSTRATION <br />GRANT APPLICATION TO METROPOLITAN COUNCIL FOR <br />1-35W CORRIDOR COALITION PLANNING ACTIVITIES <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Cities of Arden Hills, Blaine, Minneapolis, Mounds View, New <br />Brighton, Roseville and Shoreview (1-35W Coalition Cities) directly border the Northern Metro <br />Section of Interstate 35W (I-35W Corridor) and are participants within the Metropolitan Liveable <br />Communities Act; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 1-35W Coalition Cities have commenced a collaborative effort to <br />discuss, identify and address macro economic development, housing, transportation, <br />contaminated lands, employee training needs, and other physical land use and community <br />planning issues along the entire 1-35W corridor; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 1-35W Coalition Cities intend to utilize this information to guide and <br />support the development of essential transportation and infrastructure improvements along the 1- <br />35W Corridor, as well as to assist in determining appropriate mass transit policies, and for <br />assisting to develop a coordinated/collaborative database and GIS system, compatible with <br />metropolitan GIS system decisions; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 1-35W Coalition Cities desire to utilize this strategic alliance to assist in <br />marketing and guiding development along the 1-35W Corridor, consistent with the intent of the <br />Metropolitan Livable Communities Act and Metropolitan Council's Regional Blueprint and <br />individual community land use plans; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 1-35W Coalition Cities approved resolutions earlier this year supporting <br />the intent behind the coalition's efforts and each Cities' participation within it; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 1-35W Coalition Cities have been meeting for several months in <br />developing this collaborative effort and are in the process of preparing and intend to enter into a <br />formal joint powers agreement within the next several months for the purpose of carrying out the <br />goals and objectives of this collaborative effort, including the designation of a fiscal agent; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the information collected and analyzed through the efforts of the 1-35W <br />Coalition will be critical to the discussion and policy decisions associated with the current <br />metropolitan area growth options; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the success of this collaborative effort will be dependant upon having access <br />to adequate resources to comprehensively research and address the critical issues that impact all <br />1-35W Coalition Cities and 1-35W Corridor; and <br />