2007-018
City of Hopkins
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-18
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR
A FEDERAL APPROPRIATION FOR A RAILROAD SWITCHING YARD IN
GLENCOE, MN
WHEREAS, Cities of Hopkins, Minnetonka and St. Louis Park (the Cities) have been jointly
working to eliminate noise disturbances to their residents living adjacent to segments of rail lines
where rail car sorting operations are performed.
WHEREAS, in 1999, the Cities funded a noise study that concluded these sorting operations
generate noise levels that exceed the State of Minnesota noise standards; and
WHEREAS, the Cities have actively pursued short-term and long-term solutions to mitigate
the noise from these rail operations. To date, the short-term solutions have provided little
improvement; and
WHEREAS, the construction of a switching yard in Glencoe, Minnesota was identified as the
long-term solution that would completely eliminate the blocking operations from the residential
communities. A switching yard would be beneficial to Glencoe from both an operational and an
economic development standpoint; and.
WHEREAS, the state of Minnesota appropriated $700,000 for' the construction of the
switching yard in 2006;
WHEREAS, an application for a Federal capital transportation appropriation for this project in
the amount of $2,500,000 for land acquisition and design, development costs, and economic
development funds to aid in the construction of a new railroad switching yard in Glencoe has been
submitted; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The City Council of the City of Hopkins does hereby
support the application for a federal transportation appropriation by the Cities of Hopkins,
Minnetonka and St. Louis Park, in cooperation with the City of Glencoe and the McLeod County Rail
Authority for a railroad switching yard in Glencoe, Minnesota.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 6th day of March, 2007.
BY~~~