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~/ <br />Elk REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />....~ <br />River <br />To Item Number <br />Ci Council 6.4. <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Administration Janua 5, 2009 Lori ohnson, Ci Administrator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />A Resolution Requesting Federal and State Funding for Trunk <br />Highways 10 and 169 Improvements Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Adopt the resolution requesting federal and state funding for Trunk Highways 10 and 169 improvements. <br />Background/Discussion <br />As the resolution states, the City is in need of federal and state funding to make necessary unprovements <br />to Trunk Highway 10 and Trunk Highway 169. The City has spent $1,500,000 of its own funds to pay <br />for engineering to design the improvements. The cost of making these improvements far exceeds the <br />City's ability to pay making state and federal funding mandatory if these improvements are to be <br />completed. Even though these are major corridors within Minnesota that serve the tourist areas to our <br />North and daily commuters who travel to the metro area, the Minnesota Department of Transportation <br />does not have funding programmed for these projects in MnDOT's 20 year plan. <br />This resolution will be sent to Minnesota Senators and Representatives in Washington, D.C. to again <br />make them aware of the City's urgent need fox transportation funding. It is important that we continue <br />to keep this request in front of our legislators, especially with the possibility of a federal stimulus plan that <br />includes funding for highway improvements. <br />Attachments <br />• Resolution requesting federal and state funding for Trunk Highways 10 and 169 improvements <br />Action Motion by Second by Vote <br />Follow Up <br />S:\Council\I,ori\2009\Transportadon fixnding resolurion.doc <br />