2008-012CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO, 2008-012
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A STABLE, DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE FOR
TRANSIT CAPITAL AND OPERATIONS INCLUDING THE SOUTHWEST
TRANSITWAY
WHEREAS, transportation infrastructure farms the backbone of the State's economy as
well as its quality of life, and has a direct impact on economic development; and
WHEREAS, a well designed and functional transportation system with multiple mode
choices is essential to maintaining long-term mobility throughout the metropolitan
region; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council's long-range transportation plan identifies a future
fixed transitway corridor in the Southwest Metro Area through the cities of Minneapolis,
St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie; and
WHEREAS, the Southwest Metro Area has experienced unprecedented population and
employment growth over the last 20 years resulting in increasing congestion; and,
WHEREAS, a Light Rail Transit (LRT) line serving the cities of Minneapolis, St. Louis
Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie will improve mobility and will help maintain
a competitive business environment and high quality of life for the entire Southwest
Metro Area; and
WHEREAS, a stable and dedicated source of funding for transit capital and operations
improves a project's competitiveness in the Federal Transit Administration's New Starts
program; and,
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority intends to compete for
Federal Transit Administration New Starts funding, which should account for at least fifty
percent of the capital costs, for the Southwest LRT line; and,
WHEREAS, the Twin Cities region does not have a stable and dedicated funding
source for transit capital and operations including for the Southwest LRT line; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Hopkins City Council supports the
creation of a stable and dedicated funding source for transit capital and operations
including the Southwest LRT line.
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ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, this 4th Day of
February, 2008.
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Eug e J axwell, Mayor
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Terry Ober , ier, City Clerk
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