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CANARV - DEPARTMENT GITY OF SAINT PAUL
BLUE - MAYOR File NO.
ouncil Resolution
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date �
WHEREpiS, the City of Saint Paul's Office of Econoini.c Development, at
the direction of the Mayor and City Council, has submitted a proposal to the
Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission for the utilization of the Midway
Stadiwn Site as a "supplementary sports facility" designed exclusivelq for
soccer,
NO�T TI�REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council, as the governing
. body of Saint Paul hereby declare its full support of the proposal as submitted
and agree to:
(1) Allocate the necessary public utility capacity for the
facility.
(2) Make the necessary public improv�ments for facility.
_ (3) Amend official controls to accott�odate the facility.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council urges the Metropolitan
Sports Facilities Commission to f�.vorably view this proposal.
COUIVCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas 'Qv��� Nays
Hozza � In Favor
Levine O
Rcedler Against BY — i
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L�s�i�i�wt Hunt
Adopted by C ci Date ��� � 2 �977 Form ed by City Attorney �
Certifie a y C nc' cretary
Approv C or: Date .1 L 15 1977 Appro e b Mayor for Submis i to cil
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By G'vC gy
PUBLISHED ��J L � 3 1977
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8anitary Sewer sezvice to the stadium is by 6" force inain which is
considered adequate to serve the new faci.lity. The stadium areu
and ad3acent development currently utilize a holdino pond on site
to accomrzodate storm drainage. A scheduled storm sewer project �
will �eli.minate the holding pond and provide adequate storm sewer
service to the site. Z'he site is currently served by a 12" water
raaia which would be adequate for the new facility. Gas and electric
service are readily available.
Soil �orings_ � �
Attached is a copy of the soil boring data taken prior to the con-
structi.on of the present stadium. No unusual soil conditions are
expected to be encountered. -
Groundwater � �
Water bearing san3 and gravsl is i.nd�cated by the soil borzngs at _ `
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a depth of 28 to 2Q feet. ho problems are envisioned with ground- �
water in this proposal. �
Paved Area
The proposal in�icates that approximatel.y 8C% o£ the site wil.l be �
paved. - `
Zonin
The site is presently zoned RT-1 (Ztao Family Townhouse). Al.though
the stadium is an existing use, it would be more appropriate to .
rezone 'the property I-1 (Zndustry).
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ACCESS TO THE FACILITY �
Hi hwa Accessibilit
The major access to the stadium site frori thz metropolitan area free- '
way systene is presently Snelling Avenue which is capable of handling ;
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large volumes of tra£fic. The street and highway plan for the City i
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of Saittt Paul calls for the widening of Snelling Avenue betweett the ; .
stadium and I-34 which would tacilitate the movement of traffic to F
and from the south. Traffic to the east would be dispersed on various F
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arterial streets such as Lexington Parkway, Front Street, Como Avenue, i
Maryland ared Lazpenteur. To the west of the site the planned North- � .
South Transfer Road Route and the East-West Kasota Avenue Route wi12
benefit the site immensely and provide an important connection to
Highway 280.
On-Site Pazking Spaces
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The existing site czn accoramo3ate approxi�:ateZy 4,455 cars and 50 - -
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buses. . �
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Of�-Si�e Parkin�Spaces �
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�he Midway Stadium site has ve;.y close and convenient access to the �
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ap�roximately 30,000 parking spaces at the State Fairgrounds. The ;'
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site is also convenie^t to the parking facilities o€ the University j
� of Minnesota Saint Paul Campus. The underutilized land east of the �
site could readily accommodate expanded parking facilities.
Publi.c Transit I
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Metropolitan Transit Commission bus service is readily availabl.e to �
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the site on Sne�.ling Avenue, Como, Front Street, Minnehaha, Larp�nteur �
and University Avenue. In addition, Amtrak razl facilities run
adjacent to the site. �
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