260083 WHI7E CITV CLERK COl1I1C11
P��• ? FINANCE GITY OF SAINT PALTL ���83
CAN RY - DEPARTMENT
BL E - MAYOR File NO.
� Co ncil Res uti
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Presen�ed By
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Referred To • Committe : Date
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Out of Committee By Date
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H EAS, the City Council of the City of Saint Paul
has pr vi usly recorded its opposition to the further
construc ion of Trunk Highway 212 within the City of Saint
Paul; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Development Guide for
Transportation as proposed by the Metropolitan Council
does not indicate any extension of Trunk Highway 212 to
the west of the present route ending at Century Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Maplewood Comprehensive Plan
does propose the extension of Trunk Highway 212 to the
Saint Paul city limits at McKnight Road; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul
reaffirms its aforesaid position and supports the position
of the Metropolitan Council in opposing any further construction
on Trunk Highway 212 through the City of Saint Paul and wishes
to go on record as making a request for a public hearing before
the Metropolitan Council if and when its present position on
the Trunk Highway 212 question should be changed; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED� That the City Clerk is hereby
authorized and directed to transmit a copy of this resolution
to the Chairma.n of the Metropolitan Council.
COUIVCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Hunt
Konopatzki In Favor
Levine
Meredith V Against BY
Sprafka
,T��-a���_
Mme.President Butler
N�V 8 1972 For pprove Ci tt ey
Adopted by Council: Date �.
Certif' ssed b cretary� B
By ` _
Approv b yor: te - Approv�d by Mayor for Submission to ouncil
By BY
PUBLISHED N OV 11 1�7�
�r,�, 00 � 3
Nov+ember 9, 1972
Nlstropalitan. Caunc�.1
300 Metro Square Bailding
Seventh exid Ro'bert ��s.
St. Pau],, Mir�e4�a 55101
Attention: Mr. Aib�rt Hofsterde
H�onorabl� �Me�mbex�e► of tl� Cc�unail:
&�alased �'or your int'ara�tian is n reaclution, o�' the 3t. Pe►u1
City Cauncil, C.F. No. 26tm$3, �'herein the Crnu�ail reaffirm�
ita position and euppc�r�t� the posltio�► ot' th� A�etrapol3ta�n
Council in c�pp�ein� a�,y t1�rt2�er con�tractio� on Trunk High�r�,y
21.2 tharc�gh tha City af St. Pe� e►nd requt�oting a public�
hearing besforea t�� l�trapolit,an Cc�un�il i! and xhan the
Irktrapolita,n Caun�il shauld change ita position on this mettter.
Yaura very truly,
City Clerk
AHO:��mnr
ESna.
r �+'�
Nov�ss,b�r 7, 1972
Mr. Albert J. Hofstede, Ch�irr�a�n
Metzyopoli�tan Council
300 Hatro Square �3uildin�
7th � Ftov�rt Strc�et
S�. F'aui, I:ir,nesota 5�],t?3
D�i�X' i'�T'. �iU�a'Ct?L:E::
I �u�� �,ritij�t; t�ii<� .L�;tt��° ixc x�e��panse te yaur ttq�"ICE OF R�:VIEW �or �he Vi11ag�
oF P�aplp�rood C�Cr��r�t��nsiv� �1.�z� c3at+�d October 27, 1972.A�tar revi�wing Maple�
wooct's 1'Iaii anci �an;ultin�; vrith sr�v�ral c3e�partmental staf�s of �hee aity, I da
nat feel tl�at it i:� n�c��ss�r�► �ar the City af St. Pa�l to r�que�it a hearin� oii
tY�r� .��ore�n�ntianc:u p�.�n a�.t t�Yi� tim�+. It �houlcl be notec! th�rt the C3.t�� 03'
St. Pas.l. �ioas not r�c�u��t � �i��.ri.n�; at thts tiYne �nly b�c�u�r� �� ���1� that its
past �oaitiox� wit}i r�:s�7��t to t2°le r:3�joir �ssu� of 'TI-! 21.? i� known �.nd we�Il
establish¢d anc? Lc�caus� th� �i�2tro�olitan Develovmant C3uid� for Transport�tion
does not apecizic�l.ly �.z�t3.fcat+� an� extenai�n o� T11 212 to t2i� wc�st of ttr� prms-
ent ratite� ensizi� at C;r�ntury �,�r�;nu�. i�ot+esver, i� tPie r4e�ranali�an Ccaaixic�'l. doe�
s�ek to �?�odity it� M�t���s�olitan �e�v�lapment Guide for Tr.�nsnortati.vn �C�r �llo�r
for aii r�xtension of `Tii �JL2 �a� n�apo��ci by t!,e Yillac�e of Ma�t�s�ooc3 ia�i it�c °.,'.om--
�,r.eh�:r�:�iva Plan w� F�e,ul�.i �.il.� '�t+ ����rv� th� ri�;t��t ta rQqu��t a Faul�lic h��rinZ�
on tt�at partieuJ.ar is�ua (t,l�{�s� not� th�: �ttachec3 Council Rn�olu�ian).
I would like to talce thi� c�r�pnr�tuni�� ��o Yreaeilt to thK '�etmapc�lita,r� Gai�sc�.1
some ?►as�.a o}a���ctiar�s te� th� r�1mn �nd �lsn areas of no4:�ible �c�nf�J.fct� wiiich
are r��ianal in sconr� �xi���� th�r��c��^e, I ��el. fa11 s�itfi3.n th<� xle�pc��x�i�ili�tie�
of your or�,;anizaticax� ta li�lp x�e�alv�. 7Che poir�ts that I fe�]. �hc�uld bra rew
viexed by ttse ,��trhpol�,t�zr� Co;�n�il xi�h re�;arci. t� tha Vi11,:��e 4f '���al�c�aad
Comprehens.ive Plan �nd it� r�;l�t.�Q�a:�hip to the C i.ty c�f St. Pr�ul w��� f�� !Eallow s
1. The �iapl�wcx�d �'�.an c�.31� for the r_ampletion of TS� 212 thr.saza;�
tt�e ViILa.��;e a:t= t�l��nl.ewc�e►<t �.na �t b��t to tha city 1�unc��ry o�
�t. �'aul (p�x�,e 64}. �lhile it is r�lize�d tta�t the �ro�oz����
i�etropolitan n�v��.op�n�n�C �uicle for Tr�ansr,drtatiara ��t�rl (}c;to�cr G,
1�72, inciic:at�c1 fik�ra� T}i 2�2 wi12 not f.ollow the rc>ute as shc��m
in the Mapl�anrrc� Pl�n but ins�Cead is tca ?�e delet�d f�orn can-
sicieration in th�t �•e� (fig;ure 3), a aoncept T enciore�, tkaer�s still
exi�ts a elear-QU�t nr��d for this mattmr to be resAlv�cl and l.ai�l ta
rest oMC� r�nd �vr.� a1�. by t'he l�fetrap�l�t�n Council sc► �Cti��C the� �:a�t
Side co*n��n3.ti.es� ca�x "et �bout th�air bu4iness of pl.�nnf�f; to
aclequately meet th� ne�cis o� th� people.
A� I'� �ur� you ar� �rr�re, �tie City Council of St. F'au], �cio�at��
a resol�xtiQn an 17eac�nab,�� 3, 1�7p, stat3ng that th�y are "un�lt�r-
ably oppn�ed" �tc� ths con�trua�tion o#� Til 212 xithi�i the Ci.ty af
St. Fr�u1 {see �at�C�ched Council Resolution dated Uacer��er 3, 1�7Q).
Zt i� apnar�nt cYz�t unl�rss� �heras i� a eomple�t�e and tatal rt�v�rsal of
opinion on th3.� matt��, t�►e question of TH 212 within ��. ��,ul
is a de�d isan�. t�owevar, �ven t2�a ex�ension of Ttt 112 th�ou�h
Map2ewood tc� �th� �a�t�rn �acaundax�y of St. Paul at McKni�ht Ra�d
could itself pose a ��rious threat to aur city. Without pr��-
vidin� some �lt�r�ativ� ra��1 systeia or tx�ansit system �or f�lt�sr�.n�
_�_
the incr���d t���f�c load sai�tly aad s�fel� thz�au�h the cit�,,
such $� ext�nsion of Tft 212 �oul� not ��ly creste unsa�e trafffa
conditions tYu�o��hout e�a�ern at. Paul but wauld al�a ,�atly
tax �he c�paciti�s of �xi�tin� str��ts in t�e vicinity �o as to
make travol extrern�l� ���fi�ult i.f not irnpossible. It is �e�aus�
of th� �fnra��ntic�s� ra�aans a�� because it is the �x�re��ed
abjectiv� of the �aple�oo3 P3�� ����t the
v . .T���aportation-CiraulA�ion �y�te� far the Yi�la�e
o� Ma�plewnoc3 wust b� canrdinated xith the �l�,ra� af
ti�� c=�e�x�ppolit��x re�;iQn in wrhich t�e V'i11a�;� is Ia-
c�.t�:u (�t,e 5�)
ttx�t T �t.c,za��,3y ur�rc that the� r��c��s�r,y s�h�x��;�� bes n�.c3e fn thee
����l���ac! F'lan tc► r��1�ct �th� concsarns o� k�th th�e City o�
�t. �'�cxl �r�J. th� tt�trc��olitas� CounGil i�r�r t:�� si�►l��icn o� a21
r���ra�.icc: to 1`� 21.2 withi.aa �h� :Lia�it� o�' t2�e Vi11aQc of r�an3.e..
�rat�c'.
2. :� ��conc4 n,F�jar �.r�� crF pa��s�.blrm crars�liet fih�t must b� cl�mlt with 1ay
t'��s t!�etrannli�C�n C�a�xncil is t�iat oC re�icsn�7. c3r�ina�ea problema.
�l�il� I am not a�Z� �►t �Ch3.±� tinca tr� ��rov3.c�e �ny �:i�;ur�s �as to �th�s
arnount ar ul�is��a�t� ;��s��e a� �rater run-�off that wi`l3. ba fc�*ced into
t�nc� t�arc,u�;h thE City of �t. �'�u�. S�y virtu�a o� r►atural draina�;e
coursc�s ii-' th� rar�a :��auth af I.��t�ax��ta�tc� �34 w�.thir� t�apl�swooc� i�
cieve�lap��i �s pr�s�r:��f�>�ci in t4sr� P9apls�v�caoc �'lr�r�, Y�au �csu b� �ssureci
tha'G the a�ount wflZ ba s*,re�t. If tt�e ��.ter ruz°��o�� �orc�ct fnto
�i�plewaod '�y it� s��i�;h�carss on the ez�st is ac3�c��1 ta tha abcava
�snount th� res��lt� cr�uld b� a����atrc��a��ic ��r l�th �ia�2ewoo3 anci
St. Paul. At �r���exrt t��r+� 3�s ��o overa2l �r.ui:�a fvr �r�i.r��c;� irn the
�retror�csl�t�►n a��a, az�d �there�ores� a c3�tY ��s�h a� .�t, Paul is
i�sarcc�d ta ccanten� �rit�r eir:�.irss��t� nr.abl�ms cxent�d f.n autYyin�; �res�
�ahil� at �h+� �.�r�� timc� ;,e s�tdc�.led wftM th� ���r�:t�ss a:� trvir�� to
wc�ri� rrut �► seri�� o!` a�rc�en,�r�t�s �ri�a� of�esr� can�z�ary �;ov�rnment3�
unit�. � r��1,i��+ tha� thi� rrroblem is not unicau� to �t. �'a�u� ,�nd
th�:L• '����l.e�rc���l s�°�st c�ntend �rith t�a��;�.].� �:ni� f��kciale Wit'rt soan�
other �rovernment�l uzyit �zsci so e,�. If t;�c� cl�ve�.s��m;�r►t o#� t�F�
�r�tir� e:�!st �i�.� caf th� :��t�o�olitas� ar��r� 3s ta :a� c����arly, r���13-
timr�34 arid r�ell-»lt►aed, �.t iu n�c�s��mry �or th� �t�tropolitan
Cotiincil ar�d .�t� �t��f tv r�tuc�y re�ional �irr�ina�r� pr�c>�r�,�ar�� in �Ghis
aar�a �n� ta recamr�end �nd impl�ent a pra�,ra�a ai�+�d �t ec�c�rdinatin�
�uch acTiviti�s.
Yowr cansl.�term�ir�n of the abnv� �n�sn�C�an��i i`a.ct� and statar�ent� will b� �rs�tly
a�pr��sciate�7 �nd I hoF�e �h�t tl�ey will t�� af he�i�r tn the Cor�rc�3.l ia c�eter�:aining
a caur�e a� act3on re�ar�.in�3 the YilY�a�;� �� Maple�wcaa�3 Co��?rc�taensive Y2an.
5inaer�ly,
J�nes� J. Fs��.I:u�, �Jr.
Ci�Cy &'lan3ie�r III
JJl3:�mf
Enc1.
S� WHl7E -LITY CLERK C011ilCll � (rt�Q�(�l �
. PINFC�"j' -�'FINANCE GITY OF SAINT PALTL. \�`(��)
� � BL'U EY,- Mqy�pRTMENT � Flle NO. ����+4J�/�
' Co ncil Res uti
_
Present�d By
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Referred To '` Committe : Date
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Out of Committee By � Date
�'� � , �� � �
\
y�1H EAS, the City Council of the City of Saint Paul
has pr�,vi usly recorded its opposition to the further
construc ion of Trunk Highway 212 within the City of Saint
Paul; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Development Guide for
Transportation as proposed by the Metropolitan Council
does not indicate any extension of Trunk Highway 212 to
the west of the present route ending at Century Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Ma.plewood Comprehensive Plan
does propose the extension of Trunk Highway 212 to the
Saint Paul city limits at McKnight Road; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul
reaffirms its aforesaid position and supports the position
of the Metropolitan Counci� in opposing any further construction
on Trunk Highway 212 through the City of Saint Paul and wishes
to go on record as making a request for a public hearing before
the Metropolitan Council if and when its present position on
the Trunk Highway 212 question should be changed; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED� That the City Clerk is hereby
authorized and directed to transmit a copy of this resolution
to the Chai_rman of the 1Ketropolitan Council.
COliNCILMEIV Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays •
Hunt
Konopatzki In Favor
Levine �
Meredith Against BY
Sprafka
.Z.e�e�ses-
Mme.President Butler
N�V 8 1972 For pprove Ci tt ey
Adopted by Council: Date �,
Certif' ssed b cretary;% B �
�
By �
Approv b yor: te Approv.�d by Mayor for Submission to ouncil
By By