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<br />DRAFT <br /> <br />Agenda Item #3b <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor Development Authority <br /> <br />Resolution <br />2004-_ <br /> <br />RESOLUTION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY <br />FOR THE ANOKA COMMUTER RAIL STATION <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Northstar Corridor Development Authority ("NCDA") proposes to develop a <br />commuter rail station in the City of Anoka at 4th Avenue between Johnson Street and Pleasant Street; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Anoka commuter rail station will consist of two platforms, a station, and a 65 <br />car park-and-ride facility on the south side of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe ("BNSF") railroad, and <br />a 203 car park-and-ride facility on the north side of the BNSF railroad; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, certain lands are identified as necessary to provide for said station development; <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Congress appropriated funding for land acquisition for the Northstar Commuter <br />Rail Project, and such funding was made available to the NCDA pursuant to a grant agreement with <br />the Minnesota Department of Transportation and matched by the Northstar funding partners and the <br />Metropolitan Council; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has delegated to the NCDA the <br />authority to acquire property for commuter rail purposes pursuant to Minn. Stat. ~174.82, as required <br />by Minn. Stat. ~398A.04, subd. 2; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Anoka County Regional Railroad Authority has the power to acquire land by <br />purchase or by eminent domain in accordance with Minn. Stat. ~398A.04, subd. 1; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the proposed Anoka station is located in Anoka County. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Northstar Corridor Development Authority <br />hereby requests the Anoka County Regional Railroad Authority to proceed to acquire the property as <br />needed for the commuter rail station, on behalf of the NCDA and in accordance with Federal Transit <br />Administration (FTA) requirements. <br /> <br />Duane Grandy, Chairperson <br /> <br />Date: <br /> <br />Certification <br />I hereby certify that the above resolution is a true and correct copy of the Resolution duly presented <br />to and adopted by the Northstar Corridor Development Authority at a duly authorized meeting <br />thereof held on the 4th day of November, 2004. <br /> <br />(Name) <br />