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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20091102 - VI-09~etol~e~° ~. ?~(~ Tt~: The ~-~csnt~rabl~ Iv~ay~r ~t~~d ~c~~zncil 1~'1~C~1vI: John ~rossnlan, EI~RA Tyr. ~~`. Co~~~ent letter reg~xrdir~g State Rail Flan. The State Rail plan can tie be~tefiicial to tl.e ~ itv ~f-I-~astir~s. Tl~e fan ~~Jc~~.i1~3 ~7e a f'aetc~r in tl~e selection. ofa route for tl~e high. ~_~,~;.d ~•ail initiati~fe hetwe~:~n the T~~%in Cities anti. Chicago, T~ae~•e are eonlpeting proposal°, i~ar routes the°o~.~f,~~ lac;, h~~ter or Fats Claire.. l~igll speed. rail the°ogh Z-lasta~gs 4uo~ald i~~ake startii~~x co~~~rri~.~~Ls? ~~l t4 t, Paul n~tzch more affordable. Track and signal in7provet~nents, i.nstall;_:~1 ~~.~r high speed. rail, eo~~ld also be used b con~niuter rail.. r~CTIt~I~I: C4~.~ncihnezber l~ollenbeek recll~ests that the Cit~r Council appro~~e the attaeheci letter to the Minnesota l~epartn~ent of Transportation. f~~vrnber 2, 2gg9 save Christiansen Praject I1~anager Pvlinnesata Idlepartrnent cf Transpcrtatic~n 9 ~c~hn Ireland Ee~ulevard, 47g fit. Paul ~ 51 The City cf Hastings is a rr~err7ber t~f the Red Recd Cerridc~r Cc+r~rnssicn. The Red Recd r~rridc~r is a c~arnrnuter rail line v~hich v~t~uld link Hastings and ether cerr~unities along Highv~ay ~ tca fit. Paul and inneapt~lis. Cc~rnuter rail is considered a bang-terr°n transit ir~preverent fc+r the carrider and a transit goal fcr the City of Hastings.. The City is located can the Canadian Pacific Railroad {River ubdivisic~n), a federally- designated High Geed Raii Corridor between Chicago and the Twin Cities. T`~e City s~€pports continued irnprtaverrrents to the infrastructure of fhe corridor l:b~~u~en Hastings and Union depot in fit. Paul including upgrades tc~ the tracks and signals on both the CP and ASP lines. enhancements made in this corridor benefit currently existing freight and Amtrac service and also contribute to the viability of high speed and corr~muter rail in the future. ~~ The City supports the Cepartment of Transportation's continued planning and investment aleng this corridor to realise the objectives of the Mate Rail Plan and the Midwest Regianal Rail Initiative.. The City also endorses the comments of the Red Rock Corridor Commission on the Mate Rail Plan included in Chairpersan Myra Peterson's letter dated September g, C~gg. Yours truly, Paul ~. Hicks Barbara Hallenbeck Mayor Councilrr~ember and Red Rock Corridor Gcrnrnissic~nr ~~ ~' ~, '1~' __ _.__. 1} ~~ n _ ) I ~';, '~ i .~ -_ ;~~. ~~~~~ Se l~te[ttltor 3f1, ?t)(1~~ I.12rW'~ C~iil`]titlctlttit?Bt I'rojcct Mtrrta~c.r ~~IirrrrLSOtzr I3c~ia~u trrreltt ~,f Tr~lrr~iaort<rtic.srl ~~)~ Jolty lr'r:irtnc 13i~~cl, P~fiS ~l7(:} St F'frui. i~llN ~~ 1 S5 ~1+~°~ t'ttea; v~ 14'a*~hieirttsii f "t~u~rt1 13ati~ rltll~t~l~cc-t. Itc_ l~n,~l ]da[Inrad --AnUI~)ltl±~ Citti ul 1lawlilt~~s rO: Irhib'15, tail li SllJ ~_€)l~lkl ~- rldll KCI rl"~ l~i'=i[N1~71 r~711151r')[I r'illlr'1 Clt it)' rlfiftlYi ll`t. ri1141151'Illi I fill 't rC ~i?0717t1'Ik- t'vdfiti('t ('4YR1411 ~r1'I tiii ~ :IltC'~ ftr~iunalCt~~illn.atl.Auflrulity i`it~of(~lagtrCr~~nt 'ti-tlk Siti7kl~i€s, tt~nla~~l~btt`c~ltltl~ kc: ll nal Itaotar°atl ~Al~thtiiii~' - (°aubitt I Icrlsi:ins C°itt• of `>.ewpsa~t 1€thn tinatzilse-r f'fl+r ttr `sl. f'.ttel t'atE: I.c.i. t ri l!~ela E.'tti irC.st. r'nwl ('afar C;ol~rt:st ('i4 t=f 1linttt'arrltli ~:'~ttxxxxexxt,~ on txe I~x•~if't Tex:lrexax:~tl lRrexxx~ax°~xxxelxx~xx~ ak#'tlxe iblitxtxc:~ctt~x C: oxxx~t-elxexx~ix ~t~xtess~i€l~ I~'x°eilxt xxxtc! I~~~~etx~x• Ii~i~ I'l~xx E ' Dear It~lr°. C'Itx°istialt~c~r~: ~~ ,. . 'T'Ite Reel. Rock C°orritior C~c~rrttrttissictn ;xl7i7recates the oi~l~ortultit}~ to eolnlticrtt olr tits (~'lirtl~e`sotrt I~ci~rtrtntcrrt of Tr;u~si~ortatiort•ti (1ti~Irt1T~~T} Drtxf~t Tce;itl~ic;ri r'r,~~rncrl•<tracltnns e>€- ti}e ~+~iltncsctt;r C'orttitr'citcra~eee St~lte~wFicic F~rei~ht tlt~d I'rrssettL~er' Dail I'isttt (Sttltc Dail Pi;lrt). ~~'e rrl~ixrec:iate ~~ottr conr.;icleratorr of tlte~~ corrltres3ls its ~Fotr firtrrli~e tic develoi~rx~ertt ol• fire State Rail Plart. "i'Ite iZt°rf i~c~ci~ ('r_}r•a•itlc7r• (`~aritrtri~:sicira i~ ;t-Prjirit lir7i~fcar-w I~rca<rrrl t7f thr. (_~otrrrt}+ 12c~icrrt~rl Raii ~tltltctr~itics rtrtd cctrxxrtnllxite~; rdolt~; rite IZed Rejc:k C~:or`ricior e4trlE~li~ileel in lc}l~~ to rrclcircw~ the Ir~rrr,~l~or-1~ltic~,a7 rtc~°cl~ of titrY c~c~rrriric}r-_ -1'hc° t'nrr°icinr i~ ~ertl.r°~tlly I~ar~rilel to l-iis,~lt~~-;r~1 (I ;uteC I-t)~-t artci tttilirr:a rite C'artrtcliFtrt 1~4reii~ic artd 13trr°lirt~tort t`~iortitet~tt Sartut i~e tralts~ontincrtt<ri rtl;tirtlittes. C'ott7ttttue:r° rail lras i~eert iclelttifi~ci tltrotl~lt aft Alta°rtati~~es ~nrtl}rsis totnl~leteei ilt ~CI()7 a~; tixc long-ter°nx tr;rrtst~u;t~~ irtxl~rot~ertxcrtt t-t~t° the C:ot`r`iElor'. 'I`hc C~ot-rclor ttlso ;~Irdtr'es t€ae ~;rrne {rli~rtlxterrt tt5 the exi~;tirt~ ArtttrZtk 1/nxiar€~ 13trilder stnd ti`tc itl~tttttetJ IVlid~+~~est Regional Rttii initiatii~e (Ir~IRRI} Cltica~o ~Ittit et~~~or'lc T~~°in C'itie~ to C~'lticago t'c~tierall~t-cleitii~rrated 1li~h Sl>e~;d R~ui C`or`ridor CC'anadian I'acii°ic Ri~~er` Sttl~di~~isiolt Rout,;). Tito Rccl Ros:k t'tyrritlctr. sni~ports the States e;ctntirtuccl itlaltlxin~,~ ;uxi int~cstntent [-[rr lti4h speed r-ai@ Ktlc~n~ tins leor-ridor~ ~t i~rrrt ol~ the lr~It~RR( ar~cl tl7e State Rail Plan. 'ti'e lt~te~e: ;r i`c~~a~ Lctrtre.r°]ts r}rr [itc° Strtte Rail Pl~trt ~rrrcl t~~e ~t~k l~Itr,`l~C}T to c~ctrtsitler tlrc 1~0llrt~~ irtr;~ ~~:ner'al contntertts ort tttL IJI°af-t "i'coltrtic~al lvie*ntor~andtlrtts. C)tn eoltttrrc;ttt5 Coerrs rxtrrinly ctn the sections of-tltc l~~fertloraltdunts tltrtt discuss tits IZcd Rock C:or-rirlctr° ztncl the I-l~~h Sltt~cci Rctil C`ctrriclor- CC'ana<iian Pacific i~ir~cx Swli~di~~isietn I~.c:ttltel. 1 r6fdt S9calral [2 :.~~I'`•vlrL - Stiltr.°sl€.~. ;~rinllc =.ir[ts Si{}y? ~17?l t'tlttltt (r~ l -~i:'.'°-J "~~ ~ l a~. frj t-~?U xt ij{r'1'r~l`. tip l --l iO (i?-Y[> ex~e~ i~t°. r tl tcty #~ ra i I.c ~r Lxlt~ttr Cmplc~y .nut fJlap~riunit+lsVI~r urtiz~.-c ~lcti~aoi P~IL'C ? (ft j `hate t~€ail t'3arrt ('(~mrncrat t,erier Setarc na~er s,i). 2(}(aCr L~~c. t>[' flat r>lact,~f t~ia~tta~ciaift. atacl ace'tta°aCe ci~t[~, It i4 iraalatar•tatat that tlac Statc Rail P'fatt iraccar-fatartatcs tiae nttast curre.rat cata intca tltc iat'a~(wtatcar}t ttracl aaatal}psis tca e;rt~;trt•s5: Haut t1ac: lalurt~ uGCarr~ute`[}~ rct7e=(:tti current ceanclitic7ns €artcl tea atletluatci}j iral'earraa the tlccisitara-raafakira~ lat'cacess. `1"lac i~RC'C' is ctanccr"raccl that tlai:° scctienr ira tlac State C~tail Pi€ara c}rt the Reel Rtacie ~'carr°iclcar rci-ca'c;rtces, flee C'e~tttnatater° fail t(~asihilit}~ ~;tucl}f c•taraalaletetf ira U()1 €ts flee Iat`itaa<tt•y tieatrrcc fear- flee trta€lI}~tiis. This rcfatart is staraac'<'3•iattt ntrtel€tt~el uaatk laza4 1~LCta ~ulaca-~;cd~cf ley the taa<}r°~ cxtetY~ivc Altet-aa€ative'~ E'en€rl~~:~i~ ~f'1~,) tlttt teas t'cataai3fctccl in 2{){)7. "i`kae're lttt~e lactrt :;taraae criticrttl chan4~cs in r•t:~icarutl raatrticlira~ and the eat er•ail 4(°eak~e caf the l~re',jc ct sitac(~ tltes C:~rttir~autee' R€ail t-~c7sil~ilt}f ~tercl}+ tt~ta+~ e~caraakaletcal ira 2~f11 a~•hitrla itt`e rataewr eeflehctcci ira the ~,4. 1Vlcast racrtttlai}r, tht; A~ lcstaltccl at titaitt~ I-Iaatta~:r; tta St. I'attl e~~ith a cr•raainrrx rat 1laaican r?a~lacat as a first stela erllcatk•in~ C'eratrul and cathct- tr•atasit iraaiar~caaieraaerats tea lar'taa-icie the Iti~fintacttlxali~ t;cttanectiem trratil Rccl lttat;Ec ceaultl iae exteratfet. F°trrtiaet•taarat°c, the tcc;hraiefttl rtactaacar°atttlttna rratti:es flee ratisttratlaticara thin the cttraalaletitata tat the C`eratral star°r'ticar ccrulti t•cwuit in a i(l laercent tlccrcasc in I~ccl Rtack r°icict-sltla. C)ur ~1,~ sttatl}f results anci results c>1• st rceat;trtl}~ ccatttlalctcci ~'cttaararutt;r` I3ta I'casihilit}~ sttatl}d indicate a fez=tir`~rhlt; Iatttatia itt r~itler•sltil? h}r larak~ira~ tkat; staacacath trarasititart tea the C.°entr-al ~'carriticat• LRT" ttt flee >;)raitara I~elatat. f~`tat- the retastaaas .stttteci {tlata~Fc, flee Rf~C'C' hiE~hl}~ rectaraaraaencis tiaat ihe; r'~/~ kae ttsccf as the ka€t:~is fear the atraalysiw fist- the State Rail Pf<na. ~tskr'<ca~r~lctl~t;da~cr<~f cat` irtvt':~frz~ertt~ ~haf h~tr,°e ~tlrestcl~~ rrtatle ira flee :tarritltar. Tiaei sttttiy cfae5 neat cica ctaeatr~h tta taclsaaca~a~ietl fc irarra~straacnts ta[t•e:.acly raarttle ira flee Recl fttacl:l I-Lila Sljcetl Rail Ccar•ritltar (C~tuatttliztra Pae;ifit; Ri~~cr Strlacfi~~isicata Rtatttc}. Since tht: ~ttttltcrt°izatitart cat Tf.~-~ i ira f ct~S, MtaJl)C)T leas slacrat `~fi.li rttillicara in Scc:trtrn f 1[} i~ecle;rai ttaraels fate a`etil iatalar(>~::rnc.rais ira this fcctcr-ttlly-tic~;is,~raratetl c;taa'r'iclcrr°° "i`kac~ iarrrttlcr-~laila C°tatrraties aracl C'tartaraatrnitir'~; ref the RRC'C' altant~ 1'4~ith the (Vfrt/I~C)T anal tfac rtlr'tatttis h€t'~`c alsca :sucecs~ftall}~ ~'tarked tta cratiut•e that. flee rtc~t°I}~ t;tara5tt`ttctetl L1'tthcata l3ritf~t; a}~t5 hunt `~~°itfa ctacaut~ia sia<tcc tta irlltaeaf fcar~ era atlclititan;tl ~ rartainlirtc tr•ttcl~s tta t•trn under the laric~e sl-rata. "f`hcac ita~je.~trraerats lt<a~~e laid flee ~.~a°cttuxl~~lcar•k ftar' fai;~la slaeci la~tssen(,~ct- trains, cearaamtrtt;r rail €uatk eraliEttrccci fr•ei~*ht captac:it}~ tkat`tatt~lataut the c:car`riclcat-. 4 cctartifitatr tai'tlac i'tar iaerat*I`if~ trriaf~afrtet ia~,A irre°e:~firr}~ ira (3e ~ecf Rtaclc t;t-r°r•ieltar~]I~i,ta Slaeet% ~t~tif ~;tar•r•i~lt:r~, Tlac State Rail Plata recta~raizc4 flee t~~istkta~ fi~aaatt-ttk lraalair°c f3trlclcr~ slaaa°cs to°€ack ~4 itlaira this etaa'r'itlcar that tu-c heard}° ttsecl la}° fr~ei~lat scr~••ice anti that Baas rar€a}~ lc€tcl tta stance ciaallcta~cs as4tariatttl t~~ith iraercasin~ }aa~;r;cnTt;r rail set~ricc laartiall}! at ertan~e~titrn Iaeaints caf I Itaftraaan }far°d atati ue:c:ertis intta ihc: IJtaican f~t:Iatat. '1=he sale€tcit}•• e~tara.°traint~ altata~ dais c;errriel(.tr shtraalcl frar ~eae:rr r~~itlrin tire: Stater Rail E'lttrr u^ calal.aetturrriticw to tii•t~rle ~ritit the; r°ailr-caacls :tntf tta incictttif}~ a laulalic-lari~~~ate scait.ttitan €tlfctet irt~ canc. invcstaaactats to iatnefit ntulti~ale ntc~(lcs (cxi4tin~ r"erntrali ~e;ta"icc, kai~lt slat;cef rztil, etantntart4r mail <ancl fre.•i~ht yc r~ i~~•;. A .4itaailztr sealtttitara ~~t•as eaiatainetl thr`tau,~~ia a Iauhlic lar-i~-etc laarttacrshila r~~iith 11ae rurh~(z€aeks 1`ear tktc; 1'~tar°th wtrr~ iarea•jcct. "I`lac lal€rrt ~;hoatlcl {area rcce~`:jnizc tlaatt cxistira~ ~"~nata~€af: sea's it;c h€ts seat a :~teatfil}t aac:rcErst; ira r'itlearshila eavc;r flee ~aawl fct~~ }~e€ar-s ttnci that tltc cicrrturacf i-aaa• sca•~•icc is cxceetlira~ existiraL cGtlaa(~it}'. I I(s(~ka ~°tyci(rrr I~srsel ~:(~zrti. 5ailt~e.~re~r,!`tiBirrn(~~(3r~r:'~~Ilti?-0573 t'I~rr7rrc (i51--13t,l-=ta4){) ~ I~~~a: 6S1-~t3t1-3.35(} ~ 't~t"Y; f~5t ~30-(,~=tC~ 4r tit 2t.~ i`tlrt+c k~~ ur t it1Ur.~ui rr ta~llaC~ t1Fl7~S~tAVI74t'Ikl ~tit](Sfr tlEllt~' {;`~1r~I1i4117!`C i~6`a [f!I'1 t~ikL't- ~ {it ,5ktitc. I~trit 1'I~ut C'r~rnrrtert[ Lclrcr Tfa~ra~. y~art ~-~~-- ~:Ear~sicl~r`t~ttirart rrt ra~rr irt~aut ~j1ar1 tla~ tremertci~ras ~trtt~nrnt ref ~t-c~€`}r- iltztt 1a~s la~e~rt cicnac. sc3 [-~r` r~ra []t~ ~t<tte T2fti1 ~'lzttl strrcl ttt l~ta~~titatt tl~~ St~.tc tea c~caart~t,jtr~ frrr• 1`ccl€~rftl tica114trs trt imlalcritent lai~ia ti~ac~t[ lafts~;~rt~r rail. 1,~,~c ]ctcak f~car~~~trc1 tca cc7ratir7rtirt`~ trt c°ralPEtlacaratc ~~~itlt l~~Irt/l~C}`[' cart. ~71~tt~tatt~ f'ctt' ztat irtte~t`at~~( rt~ulti-t~~ttclal tetttt~l~ctt'tatic~rt ~j~~ter~t ~tncl i€talal~ttt€:ratirt~~ hi~l~ ~lac~ci rail ~n tlti~ c^€ar•rirlc7r- if }'ratr ]t.t~~a rtra5t ~lrrr stic>rts car• r~~rttarttc;rtiw lalrite el:~itta~:t ,~lrtck~t Ciitrlitl'f'. Wa~tltrt~tcart C'rtiGitt~Tr~r~~E~e~rt~ati€~til'~~it~t~t°ittb5l-4~~a-~i~3;~~3car ~~~~tl~ ~~~, ~ ~., ~ :,~~.,~~. Srnr°et'el~', ~~ ,.~~ ., , w.~ ~,;: .~ t~~ljrr~t l'cic~t~sc~n C'lt~rit`. IZecl lt~ack ~~itrriclear £~'c~~ijil~~tiit7~t {."C': Reel Rack Crarrirlcn (°danamis~irrrt tvterttt>crs rt R ,,ioiw~t Re ~i \ulr~arit. 1r C. c¥ rLe~c1. (arneLa^tHd,~ 3irsk {'&rz Ftluir t'i~ans~ititi ~ArnVLeuti sii~eie Rail 19,nr t'tvm~-l tr 6 ~-€it~r.[lax'x I IGfitl ii~'~rr~7i7 Chart \otti7. Srif~~l~atcr. 4=lilrlresllRt S~f~ti2 ~J~~a t'h<snc: (3~ I -43t)a~l3t)tl ~ f~~lx: f:51-Ea3(3-134) e .("f'1` 6:~ I -t;Cl-h?-1ts 1V- 4.i'CM1`, ~ l~tt lC3t I~.i: tili ! 1£~~tl l .4'k )111 li£1ti~r1 L~na~rtli~°r~~nt Ca171a~r1unil~ l,4f~tirrtrsl[ii€~ =~~°tia)it