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RESOLUTION NO. 4227
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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION ESTABUSHING A COMPREHENSNE TRAILWAYS
SYSTEM POLICY FOR THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
WHEREAS, multi-use trailways is a very popular recreational activity for many
residents of the City of Mounds View; and
WHEREAS, adequate numbers of properly designed trailways increases the safety
of bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to provide trailways on or off of streets to make use
as safe as possible; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View is a connector city between trailway
systems of Anoka and Ramsey Counties, and linkages of neighboring communities of
Shoreview, New Brighton, Fridley, Spring Lake Park and Blaine.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View City Council
hereby adopts the following policies as part of a trailways system policy for the City for
the City of Mounds View to help promote safe bicycling:
1. A Trailways Advocacy Group (TAG) be commissioned to provide ongoing advice to
ensure the development and safe use of trailways in the City.
2. The TAG shall be made up of trailway users of the City of Mounds View plus
representation from the Parks and Recreation Commission and Planning
Commission.
3. The TAG shall work with the City Staff and other commissions in consideration of
street and other capital projects as they affect the trailway system map in the short
term. In the long term, the TAG shall help continue to advocate the safe use,
development and maintenance of trailways as per the TAG Goals and Objectives.
4. The City shall coordinate planning, construction and maintenance of a city-wide
system of trailways, combining on and off-road trails, with the purpose of
developing a networking route of trailways in the City which provide a linkage to
other neighboring trailways.
5. All new road construction, major street repair and striping on arterial and
connector streets of the City of Mounds View include, wherever feasible and safe,
the provision for appropriately marked trail lanes on one or both sides of the road
. or, where appropriate, off road trails.
6. Acquisition of land should be considered for the development of trailway corridors
when opportunities arise.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Mounds View continues to work
with Ramsey County, Anoka County, and MnDOT in advocating for off-street or on-
street trails to be included in the development, upgrading or repair of roadways in the
City of Mounds View.
Adopted this 11th day of May, 1992.
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_// Jerome W. Linke, Mayor
ATTEST:
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amantha Orduno, Clerk-Ad . istrator