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1l TH 212 Resolution Supporting Improvements Bill CITY OF CHANHASSEN 7700 Market Boulevard PO Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Administration Phone: 952.227.1100 Fax: 952.227.1110 Building Inspections Phone: 952.227.1180 Fax: 952.227.1190 Engineering Phone: 952.227.1160 Fax: 952.227.1170 Finance Phone: 952.227.1140 Fax: 952.227.1110 Park & Recreation Phone: 952.227.1120 Fax: 952.227.1110 Recreation Center 2310 Coulter Boulevard Phone: 952.227.1400 Fax: 952.227.1404 Planning & Natural Resources Phone: 952.227.1130 Fax: 952.227.1110 Public Works 1591 Park Road Phone: 952.227.1300 Fax: 952.227.1310 Senior Center Phone: 952.227.1125 Fax: 952.227.1110 Web Site www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us u 1IIIIlIIOl' !I'~~ MEMO RANUM TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager ~D. Paul Oehme, Dir. Of Public Works/City Engineer \....~ < FROM: DATE: October 22,2007 o~ SUBJ: TH 212, Project No. 03-09: Approve Resolution Supporting Improvements Bill The Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition (SWCTC) has asked the City to send a support letter and resolution to our federal Senate Representatives for support ofTH 212 continued improvements. As the Fiscal Year 2008 Transportation and HUD Appropriations Bill moves to the Conference Committee to work out differences between the House and Senate versions of the Bill, the local communities have been asked by the SWCTC to support the inclusion of the $1 million in the Senate version of the Bill for improvements to TH 212. The funds would be used for spot improvements, additional environmental documentation and preliminary design work. Residents and businesses in the area have been waiting for many yearsfor needed improvements to this major transportation corridor. The safety issues {l..re very real and additional traffic on this highway will cornpound the problerns. Additional funding is needed in order to continue to make progress in improving this critical transportation facility. The region's economy and safety are dependent on investments to meet the challenges and growing demands as the number .of residents increasesiand our infrastructure ages. Attachment The City of Chanhassen · A growing community with clean lakes, quality schools, a chamning downtown, thriving businesses, winding trails, and beautiful parks. A great place to live, work, and play. g:\eng\th 312\th 212 improvements letter 102207 .doc CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA DA TE: October 22. 2007 RESOLUTION NO: 2007- MOTION BY: SECONDED BY: RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF FUNDING FOR HIGHWAY 212 WHEREAS, Highway 212 is a major US highway serving the southwest portion of the state and has been in need of expansion for decades, and WHEREAS, forty-one communities and local chambers of commerce have passed resolutions supporting improvements to Highway 212 to expand the capacity of this highway and the Board of Commissioners of every county along the corridor has passed such a resolution, and WHEREAS, the current highway poses serious safety problems as it switches from a four lane facility west of Chaska to a two-lane highway, then switches back to a four lane highway around Cologne and back to a two-lane highway from Cologne to Norwood Young America and would be much safer and much better able to handle present and projected traffic flows if it were a continuous four-lane highway through this area, and WHEREAS, Congress and the State of Minnesota have recognized the need to expand this critical trade link to the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and have previously provided funding through the ISTEA Transportation Authorization bill, TEA-21 Authorization bill, the 2002 Transportation Appropriations bill, the 2003 Transportation Appropriations bill, the 2004 Transportation Appropriations bill and SAFETEA-LU, and WHEREAS, the completion of the expanded Highway 212 from Eden Prairie to Chaska will occur in 2008, bringing additional traffic to the section of highway between Chaska and Norwood Young America which needs to be improved for safety reasons, and WHEREAS, an appropriation of $1 million for Highway 212 expansions between Chaska and Norwood Young America was included in the Senate version of the FY2008 Transportation and HUD Appropriations bill, and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Chanhassen strongly supports inclusion of funding for efforts to improve and expand US Highway 212 in the FY2008 Transportation and HUD Appropriations Bill. Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 22nd day of October, 2007. ATIEST: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor YES NO ABSENT CITY OF CHANHASSEN 7700 Market Boulevard PO Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Administration Phone: 952.227.1100 Fax: 952.227.1110 Building Inspections Phone: 952.227.1180 Fax: 952.227.1190 Engineering Phone: 952.227.1160 Fax: 952.227.1170 Finance Phone: 952.227.1140 Fax: 952.227.1110 Park & Recreation Phone: 952.227.1120 Fax: 952.227.1110 Recreation Center 2310 Coulter Boulevard Phone: 952.227.1400 Fax: 952.227.1404 Planning & Natural Resources Phone: 952.227.1130 Fax: 952.227.1110 Public Works 1591 Park Road Phone: 952.227.1300 Fax: 952.227.1310 Senior Center Phone: 952.227.1125 Fax: 952.227.1110 Web Site www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us October 22,2007 Senator Amy Klobuchar United States Senate CT Y 4 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Via Fax 202-228-2186 and e-mail mark_wilson@klobuchar.senate.gov Senator Norm Coleman United States Senate 320 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Via Fax 202-224-1152 and e-mail Jordan_talge@coleman.senate.gov Dear Senators Klobuchar and Coleman: As the FY2008 Transportation and BUD Appropriations bill moves to the conference committee to work out the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill, please work with your colleagues to support the inclusion of $1 million for improvements to TH 212 in the Senate version of the bill. Residents and businesses in our area have been waiting for many years for needed improvements to this maj~r transpon:ation corrj:~~~.\Vith i~uedrapid growth and development, the demands.on our inftastructur~[~reincre 'i< .. Weare concerned about the section of TH 212 that switches from a four....}ane highway west ofChaska to a two- lane highway, then switches back to a four-lane highway arollnd Colo , and then back to a two-lane highway froT Cologn~~~Norw()~~oung'ca.T afety issues are very real and additional traffic on this highway '\ViII compo .............. the p .... .. need additional funding in order to continue to make progress in improving t transportation facility. Thank you for your support of this project and YQ~rworkiuring state's transportation infrastructure. Our economy and safety-are dependent on investments to meet the challenges and growing demands intlIesouth'\V\'.istmetro.area as the number of residents increase andoutinfrast re ages Thank you for your consideration of this request. Please feeLfree to contact me if you have any questions about this project. Sincerely, CITY OF CHANHASSEN Thomas A. Furlong Mayor The City of Chanhassen . A growingl600fimMlly3Nihn~q~.ilr!k~m; Jlll?6Ili\m~~ewntown, thriving businesses, winding trails, and beautiful parks. A great place to live, work, and play.