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RESOLUTION 1 I- 70 • ARE OLU ON F ITY OF ELK RIVER S TI O THE C SUPPORTING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL CONNECTION WHEREAS, the Mississippi River is well known throughout the United States and the world; and WHEREAS, the Mississippi River has served through time as a corridor of exploration, travel, and settlement; and WHEREAS, the Mississippi River is a corridor of great natural significance and importance within Minnesota and America; and WHEREAS, the Mississippi River Trail is a bicycle route that offers an opportunity for extraordinary adventure along the entire river from the Headwaters in Lake Itasca State Park in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana; and WHEREAS, the Mississippi River Trail relies exclusively on existin highway shoulders, low-volume paved roads and paved recreational trails; and WHEREAS, the Elk River route follow the bridge from Otsego to 181St Avenue to County Road 12 to Ramsey and will likely evolve and improve as road improvements are made and suitable paved recreational trails become available; and WHEREAS, the Mississippi River Trail will generate additional economic activity within Mississippi River host communities such as Elk River; and WHEREAS, a continuous string of local resolutions of support for the Mississippi River Trail will strengthen individual and collective funding requests for projects that protect, enhance or promote resources that enrich the traveler's experience; and WHEREAS, even though the Minnesota Department of Transportation will continue to maintain statewide mapping and information regarding the Mississippi River Trail, convene meetings and facilitate the resolution of issues and alignment selection within the State, the Mississippi River Trail will be managed collaboratively by all road and trail authorities that comprise the trail; and THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Elk River supports the collective efforts of the Minnesota Department of Transportation and other road and trail authorities that comprise the Mississippi River Trail and will participate in ongoing collaborative discussions, and in matters of a general nature regarding the operation and location of the • Mississippi River Trail within its administrative boundaries.