HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 237-18 - DMC.IntegratedTransitStudies
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 469.40 provided for the establishment of a Destination
Medical Center Develop District (“District”) for the purpose of facilitating development of public
infrastructure projects that support the state and local objective of creating a destination
medical center; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to statute, the Destination Medical Center Corporation adopted a
DMC Development Plan (“Plan”) on April 23, 2015 and the Rochester Common Council
adopted the Plan on March 23, 2015; and,
WHEREAS, action by the Rochester Common Council in City Resolution #133-15
adopting the DMC Plan recognized the need to complete further study and refinement of the
transportation strategies and actions identified in the Plan in order to provide an in-depth
assessment of options and fully evaluate the details of the transportation solutions proposed in
the Plan to insure projects best serve the needs of the City and the District and are the most
cost effective solutions; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the goals of the DMC Development Plan, the Rochester
Common Council authorized funding for the Destination Medical Center Integrated Transit
Studies (“Transit Studies”) for the purpose of providing a rigorous assessment of alternative for
vehicular, transit, pedestrian, and bicycle travel at a level of detail needed to generate
confidence in the study’s findings, conclusions, and recommendations and support for the
economic development, sustainability and community livability goals of the DMC Development
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Transit Studies focused on the following four areas: (1) Downtown
Transit Circulator; (2) City Loop; (3) Parking and Travel Demand Management; and (4) Street
Use and Operations. The City Council received regular updates as to the progress and
planning throughout the course of the Transit Studies; and
WHEREAS, the Transit Studies have culminated in the preparation of final reports for
each of the Transit Studies and an Executive Summary (collectively, the “ITS Final Report”).
The Rochester City County is requested to consider and accept the ITS Final Report, and
provide direction for additional study and recommendation, as set forth below, and authorize
staff to take further action to implement the ITS Final Report.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester that the ITS Final Report, dated June 20, 2018, be accepted as an updated and
refined framework for the development and implementation of the transportation goals of the
DMC Development Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that individual projects or programs recommended in the
ITS Final Report are subject to approval by the DMCC and City Council through inclusion of
individual projects or programs in the Destination Medical Center Capital Improvement
Program, and that specifically with respect to the following issues, additional study of the
recommendations in the ITS Final Report may occur as directed by the DMCC and City prior to
advancing any associated project for implementation:
a) Specific locations for public infrastructure investment in areas designated as Mobility
Hub A and Mobility Hub B and alignments connecting the downtown transit circulator to the
Mobility Hub areas are subject to further review and refinement as necessary to allow for
the further consideration of joint public – private development opportunities that will
achieve the land use and economic development goals of the Development Plan and take
advantage of financing approaches that can attract private dollars to the provision of public
infrastructure in these areas while meeting market driven business development needs and
the transportation access and mobility needs in the Destination Medical Center
Development District (the “Development District”).
b) Route(s) of the Bus Rapid Transit circulator will be further evaluated to best reflect
location of the Mobility Hubs, opportunities for economic development, operational
efficiencies, and other considerations.
c) Representations in the ITS Final Report of specific phasing of Transit Studies’
recommendations are illustrative and are subject to change based upon the development
and ongoing refinement, review, and adoption of an implementation plan. The adopted
implementation plan will include strategies for monitoring change in travel, economic
activity and land use in the Development District, to inform the need to initiate action on
critical elements of the Transit Studies’ recommendations.
d) Representations of specific right-of-way impacts on private property are illustrative
and are subject to change based upon the development, refinement and review of
geometric layouts or adoption of official street map(s) identified in the implementation
plan.
e) Repurposing of any general purpose vehicle travel lanes for alternative use will be
based on further analysis of the ability within the impacted street corridor to meet the
demand for travel by persons within existing space constraints through a combination of
multi- modal strategies that provide the capacity needed to meet projected travel demand
while maintaining adequate vehicle operations.
f) Removal of existing parking for customers, visitors, patients or residents due to a
public infrastructure project should consider whether reasonable alternative parking for
parking users is available through a combination of development of new public and
private parking resources, expanded shared use of existing parking resources,
repurposing of existing commuter parking or pricing strategies that match parking
demand with parking supply.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS _____ DAY OF ________________, 2018.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: ____________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ___________________, 2018.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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