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Home My Public Portal About2023-09 Resolution Supporting Corridors of Commerce Hwy 55Resolution No. 2023-09 February 7, 2023 Member Cavanaugh introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: CITY OF MEDINA RESOLUTION NO. 2023-09 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CORRIDORS OF COMMERCE FUNDING REQUEST TO RESURFACE HIGHWAY 55 FROM CR 118 TO CR 19, WITH TWO-LANE TO FOUR-LANE EXPANSION WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature has approved $200 million or more in Trunk Highway bond funds for the 2022-2023 Corridors of Commerce program (COC); and WHEREAS, resurfacing Trunk Highway (TH) 55 from County Road (CR) 118 TO CR 19, with two-lane to four-lane expansion is eligible for funding in the fiscal year 2022 COC program; and WHEREAS, the Highway 55 Corridor Coalition, in partnership with coalition membership, is requesting $43 million in funding for reconstruction of TH 55 from a two-lane undivided to a four-lane divided roadway and access consolidation in Hennepin County from Arrowhead Drive in the City of Medina to CR 19 north of Loretto; and WHEREAS, TH 55 provides for safe and efficient movement of goods, services, and people between Hennepin and Wright counties as well as communities and industries across northwestern Minnesota.; and WHEREAS, the City of Medina confirms its support for the Highway 55 Corridor Coalition’s request for $43 million in 2022 Corridors of Commerce program funding to resurface TH 55 from CR 118 to CR 19 with expansion from a two to a four-lane highway; and THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Medina does hereby support a Highway 55 Corridor Coalition funding request through the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s 2022-2023 Corridors of Commerce program for construction, right-of-way, and engineering services necessary to resurface TH 55 from CR 118 to CR 19 with two-lane to four- lane expansion. Dated: February 7, 2023. By: ___________________ ___ Kathleen Martin, Mayor Attest: By: ___________________________ Caitlyn Walker, City Clerk Resolution No. 2023-09 2 February 7, 2023 The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member DesLauriers and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Cavanaugh, DesLauriers, Martin And the following voted against same: (Absent: Albers, Reid) None Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.