98-43 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: May 11, 1998
MOTION BY: Senn
RESOLUTION NO: 98-43
SECONDED BY:
Berquist
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ACQUISITION OF REMAINING RIGHT-OF-WAY
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY 212, SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR
TRANSPORTATION COALITION
WHEREAS, acquisition of the Trunk Highway 212 Corridor from 1-494 in Eden Prairie to
Cologne is the highest priority to the City of Chanhassen;
WHEREAS, land values in the new Trunk Highway 212 Corridor are escalating dramatically;
WHEREAS, there has already been approximately $50 million invested in purchase of right-of-
way, design, planning, and other related expenditures for the New Trunk Highway 212 Corridor
(principally by MnDOT or through use of RALF funds);
WHEREAS, the Corridor has been preserved on the official maps of the affected communities
since 1987;
WHEREAS, in most areas the New Trunk Highway 212 Corridor is surrounded by developed
or developing land;
WHEREAS, each of the affected cities has already contributed substantial funds and staff time
to the design, environmental review, planning and right-of-way acquisition for the New Trunk
Highway 212 Corridor;
WHEREAS, many of the property owners are elderly and wish to make final dispositions of
their property and to distribute or liquidate their holdings in recognition of the age;
WHEREAS, most owners have held their property for many years and have been unable to
either develop or sell the portion of their properties encumbered by the planned right-of-way since
adoption of the official map in 1987 (or before); and
WHEREAS, the RALF fund does not have sufficient cash to enable purchase of all of the
remaining parcels of real estate within the foreseeable future.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chanhassen hereby:
Requests that the State of Minnesota Department of Transportation immediately allocate
such funds (through its "protective buy" powers or otherwise) as are required to complete
acquisition of all right-of-way required to complete construction of New Trunk Highway
212 Corridor between Interstate 494 in Eden Prairie and existing Trunk Highway 212 at
Carver County Road 147; and
Request that the Metropolitan Council levy the maximum amount permitted by law for the
purpose of funding the Right of Way Loan Acquisition Fund until such time as all right-of-
way for New Trunk Highway 212 Corridor has been purchased.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 11th day of May, 1998.
ATTEST:
Don Ashworth, City Clerk/Manager
Nancy K. Mancino, Mayor
YES
Mancino
Engel
Mason
Berquist
Senn
NO ABSENT
None None