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1 IflN BY: Busse SUMMED BY: Scott
RESO UTrION 84 -15
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE SUBAMISSION OF A, LE TM OF INTENT TO APPLY
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FOR ASSISTANCE TO,, THE MINNE `'P'A DEPARZM4T OF TRANSPORTATION UNDER W. NNESOTA
STATUTES' 19$2, SECTION 174.265
WHEREAS,; in 1980u 19810 1982 and 1983 respectively, residents of- the`Cit Y' _
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cif = 'Priori _Laike contributed $ 71':359.00, $115,, 434.00 ' $152,- 604.00
and ,$134,935.00 respectively, to the Metropolitan Transit Taxing
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District to support the Metropolitan Transit Comnission,`and
WHEREAS, Prior Lake residents receime `Limited transit, service to and frxn
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Downtown Minneapoll,s . -frcrev the Metropolitan Transit Ccfi nisszon •
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during peak -rush hours onfi in exchange for their tax dollars, and
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WHE�' 1981 the ,Minnesota LVgisla ure acopted the " Minnesota Transit
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;r , r` Demonstration Project" legislation coitrisanly known as. the "Of,'T
1 OUT''l bill, and
„" WHEREAS, the purpose of" the legislation was to, financal'assis-
�! tance for projects designed to test the efficiency and effective-
ness of alternative; methUd.9 of providing /public `transit service ,.
(, for 'ccvrnunities that are; within the iKetx`6politan Trantf IT
District ,but are not ac`�quately served by existing regular;' route
transit ", and /
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' WfMEAS the Prior Lake City Council recognizes that the full 'potential
Q .� transit needs of Prior -take residents: are not being meiff through
existing ` service levels and will submit, an c�pt ,aut application
to the Minnesota Department of Transportation specifying alter-
native - transit services which the canminity will ,contract for," and '
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wHEREA.S, the only , source of funding ava .Table'' atu this` tie• ' is through
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NO(1, TfOtEE'ORE ."BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of file amity ,; of Prior
Lake, Minnesota°, that it hereby 'does approve the submittal of a letter of
+...intent to apply to the Minnesota. Department of Transportation :to, provide .,
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assistance' to the transit servi• that Prior Lac res idents require for
a one year or more damnL period. n
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