DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Adoption Of Recommendations For County Project 97-197, Regional Roadway System Visioning Study Update Addressing Transportation Needs Within Northwest Inver Grove Heights, Northeast Eagan And Adjacent Areas Of Mendota Heights And Sunfish Lake
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WHEREAS, to promote safe and efficient transportation throughout the County and region, Dakota County partnered with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the Cities of Eagan, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, and Sunfish Lake for County Project (CP) 97-197, Regional Roadway System Visioning Study (RRSVS) Update; and
WHEREAS, the study included an investigation of potential future transportation system needs in northern Dakota County to develop a vision for the transportation system that will result in safe and efficient travel in the area as cost-effectively as possible while at the same time recognizing agency land use development objectives; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Eagan and Inver Grove Heights have planned for continued growth and development through their 2040 Comprehensive Plans that will result in additional impacts on the area transportation system; and
WHEREAS, continued growth in surrounding communities will result in additional impacts on the area transportation system; and
WHEREAS, representatives of Dakota County, MnDOT, and the Cities of Mendota Heights, Sunfish Lake, Eagan, and Inver Grove Heights have participated as members of a Study Advisory Committee and have reviewed study findings and recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the study process involved the public through in-person public open houses, virtual material, and engagement on the website and in city council meetings; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Roadway System Vision Update recommendations support future growth in the area in a way that will result in a safe and efficient system of City, County, State, and Federal roadways in the future; and
WHEREAS, the County recognizes there are additional steps necessary to gain requisite agency approvals before the improvements included in the recommendations can be constructed; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Engineer recommends the adoption of the recommendations for CP 97-197, RRSVS Update.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts the study recommendations for County Project 97-197, the Regional Roadway System Visioning Study Update, as presented to the Physical Development Committee of the Whole on September 13, 2022.
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