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4 :i il. ; ~ RESOLUTION NO. 96-068 i1 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON A Resolution Supporting Cooperative Livable Cities Demonstration Grant Application to Metropolitan Council For 1-35W Corridor Coalition Planning Activities WHEREAS, The Cities of Arden Hills, Blaine, Minneapolis, Mounds View, New Brighton, ': Roseville, and Shoreview (I-35W Coalition Cities) directly border the Northern Metro Section of Interstate 35W (l-35W Corridor) and are participants within the Metropolitan Liveable Communities Act; and WHEREAS, The 1-35W Coalition Cities have commenced a collaborative effort to discuss, identify and address macro economic development, housing, transportation, contaminated lands, employee training needs, and other physical land use and community planning issues along the entire I-35W corridor; and WHEREAS, The I-35W Coalition Cities intend to utilize this information to guide and support the development of essential transportation and infrastructure improvements along the 1- 35W Corridor, as well as to assist in determining appropriate mass transit policies, and for assisting to develop a coordinated/collaborative database and GIS system, compatible with metropolitan GIS system decisions; and WHEREAS, The I-35W Coalition Cities desire to utilize this strategic alliance to assist in marketing and guiding development along the 1-35W Corridor, consistent with the intent of the Metropolitan Liveable Communities Act and Metropolitan Council's Regional Blueprint and individual community land use plans; and WHEREAS, All of the I-35W Coalition Cities approved resolutions earlier this year supporting the intent behind the coalition's efforts and each Cities' participation within it; and WHEREAS, The I-35W Coalition Cities have been meeting for several months in developing this collaborative effort and are in the process of preparing and intend to enter into a fonnal joint powers agreement within the next several months for the purpose of carrying out the goals and objectives of this collaborative effort, including the designation of a fiscal agent; and WHEREAS, The information collected and analyzed through the efforts of the I-35W Coalition will be critical to the discussion and policy decisions associated with the current metropolitan area growth options; and WHEREAS, The success of this collaborative effort will be dependant upon having access to adequate resources to comprehensively research and address the critical issues that impact all I-35W Coalition Cities and the I-35W Corridor; and