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City Council Memorandum
To: Mayor Hicks & City Councilmembers
From: Barry Bernstein, Parks and Recreation Director
Date: 8/31/10
Item: Mississippi River Trail Resolution Support
Council Action Requested:
Recommendation to suppport resolution.
Background Information:
The Mississippi River Trail (MRT) is an ongoing project in conjuction with Mn/DOT as well as
other local, regional and national efforts to promote and identify existing trail routes from the
headwaters of the Mississippi River to the Gulf Of Mexico in Louisiana.
Financial Impact:
At the present time, the MRT project does not have any financial impact on the City other than
hanging the signs provided by Mn/DOT to identify the MRT route in Hastings.
Advisory Commission Discussion:
Supportive of resolution
Council Committee Discussion:
There has not been a discussion regarding this present resolution, but the Parks and Recreation
Committee of Coucil has been supportive of the overall project.
Attachments:
MRT Resolution
CITY OF HASTINGS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 09- -10
RESOLUTION OF INITIAL SUPPORT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TRAIL BICYCLE ROUTE
WHEREAS
, the Mississippi River is well known throughout America and the world;
WHEREAS
, the hills, trees and waters centered upon the Mississippi River are quite beautiful to residents and tourists
alike;
WHEREAS
, the Mississippi River is a corridor of great natural significance and importance within Minnesota and
America;
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;
WHEREAS
, the Mississippi River Trail relies exclusively on existing highway shoulders, low-volume paved roads and
paved recreational trails;
WHEREAS
, the Mississippi River Trail will generate additional economic activity within Mississippi River host
communities;
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;
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 be all road and trail
authorities that comprise the trail;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
that the City of Hastings supports the collective efforts of the Minnesota
Department of Transportation and other road and trail authorities that comprise the Mississippi River Trail and authorizes
Barry Bernstein to represent the City of Hastings 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.
TH
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS THIS 7 DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2010.
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
________________________________
Paul Hicks, Mayor
Attest:
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Melanie Mesko Lee, City Clerk
(Seal)