96-09RESOLUTION NO. 96-09
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT
OF A BILL RELATING TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
AND THE CITIES OF CHANHASSEN,
CHASKA AND EDEN PRAIRIE
ESTABLISHING THE SOUTHWEST METRO TRANSIT COMMISSION
AS A PUBLIC CORPORATION
AND GRANTING TO IT AND THE CITIES
VARIOUS POWERS RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSIT
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen ("City") is a party to the Southwest Metro Transit
Commission ("Commission");
WHEREAS, the City in conjunction with the cities of Chaska and Eden Prairie organized
the Southwest Melxo Transit Commission to provide alternative methods of providing public
transit service for the cities of Chanhassen, Chaska and Eden Prairie ("Cities") and to contract
to provide transit and transit planning services to other entities as approved by the Commission
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §473.384 and §473.388;
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen has reviewed a bill for an act relating to the
Metropolitan Council and the Cities of Eden Prairie, Chanhassen and Chaska, establishing the
Southwest Metro Transit Commission as a public corporation and granting to it and the Cities
various powers relating to public transit; and amending Minnesota Statutes, Section 473.446, by
adding a subdivision ("bill");
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen believes that the demonstration project set forth in
the bill will be a valuable tool to provide transit services to the citizens of this community, to
acquire and develop properties by the Southwest Metro Transit Commission in connection with
its transit mission, and to enhance the economic growth of the area;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chanhassen hereby endorses and
supports passage of the bill establishing Southwest Metro Transit Commission as a public
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corporation in order to carry out the goals and objectives of the Demonstration Partnership
Program set forth in the bill.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Chanhassen this 811t day
of danuary , 1996.
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Its v/ MAYO/
ATTEST:
Its CITY MANAGER
YES NO
CHM!EL
BERQUIST
DOCKENDORF
MASON
SENN
NONE
ABSENT
NONE