2015-064 Approving the Physical Design Component of the Preliminary Design Plans for the Southwest Light Rail Project within the City of Hopkins RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PHYSICAL DESIGN COMPONENT OF THE
PRELIMINARY DESIGN PLANS FOR THE SOUTHWEST LIGHT RAIL PROJECT
WITHIN THE CITY OF HOPKINS
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-064
WHEREAS,the Governor designated the Metropolitan Council ("Council") as the responsible
authority for the Southwest light Rail Transit Project ("Project"), which makes it responsible for
planning, designing, acquiring, constructing and equipping the Project;
WHEREAS, the Project is now in the preliminary design phase;
WHEREAS, the design at this phase is approximately 30 percent complete;
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statues Section 473.3994 allows cities and counties along a proposed
light rail route to provide input to the Council on the physical design component of the
preliminary design plans;
WHEREAS, on July 23, 2015,the Council submitted the physical design component of the
preliminary design plans;
WHEREAS,public hearings are then required, which the City of Hopkins held on September 15,
2015;
WHEREAS,within 45 days of a joint hearing held by the Council and the Hennepin County
Regional Rail Authority ("HCRRA"), which was held on August 27, 2015, the City of Hopkins
must review and approve or disapprove the Plans for the route to be located in the City of
Hopkins;
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statures Section 473.3994 provides that"a local unit of government that
disapproves the plans shall describe specific amendments to the plans that, if adopted,would
cause the local unit to withdraw its disapproval;
WHEREAS, approval or disapproval by the City of Hopkins is part of the statutory preliminary
design process;
WHEREAS,the City of Hopkins staff has reviewed the Plans and developed a report pertaining
to these Plans and has made its recommendation;
WHEREAS,the City of Hopkins supports the implementation of the Project and is committed to
supporting the project through its successful implementation by 2020;
WHEREAS,the City of Hopkins is committed to work with the Council throughout the design
and construction process; and
WHEREAS,the City of Hopkins requests that the Council and its staffjinclude the replacement
of elements existing today, specifically the irrigation in the City's property between 8th Avenue
and 5th Avenue, south of Excelsior Boulevard, in the final design plans for the project.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Hopkins provides its municipal approval of
the Plans pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 473.3994, consistent with the above, and directs
staff to submit the City of Hopkins' approval to the Metropolitan Council.
Adopted this 15th day of September 2015.
By:
Eugene J. Maxwell,Mayor
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk