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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER,
MINNESOTA, TO INCORPORATE THE ROCOG 2035 LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
AS A GUIDE FOR POLICY, PROGRAMMING AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO
EXISTING AND LONG-TERM TRANSPORTATION NEEDS IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER.
WHEREAS, the Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG) was organized
in 1972 as the recognized Metropolitan Planning Organization under the United States Code
of Federal Regulations to prepare and adopt regional transportation plans for the Rochester,
Minnesota, urbanized area; and,
WHEREAS, a comprehensive long range transportation facilities and services plan
incorporating major thoroughfares, bicycle facilities and pedestrian, truck route and transit
plans would best serve the planning needs of the City of Rochester; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester has historically recognized the ROCOG Long Range
Transportation Plan as the primary guide to the development of major highway and non-
motorized facilities in the urbanized area of the City of Rochester; and,
WHEREAS, ROCOG has proceeded to prepare the ROCOG 2035 Long Range
Transportation Plan, a report that identifies long term investment needs related to the multi-
modal transportation system serving the City of Rochester, along with management and
development guidelines for preserving the infrastructure, improving safety, providing system
connectivity, providing an appropriate balance between access and mobility, and supporting
the economic development and growth goals of the city; and,
WHEREAS, ROCOG has endeavored to reflect the interests of the City of Rochester,
as reflected in public input and analyses of various plans and other related planning
documents that support and implement the City of Rochester Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, in accord with Minnesota Statutes 462.355, a public hearing to consider
adoption of the ROCOG 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan as part of the Comprehensive
Plan of the City of Rochester was conducted by the Rochester Planning and Zoning
Commission on July 13, 2005, with notice of the time and place of the public hearing published
once in the Rochester Post-Bulletin, the official newspaper of the City of Rochester; and,
WHEREAS, the Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments has made the ROCOG
2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan available for public review and comment for a period
extending from June 30, 2005 until August 5, 2005, with comments and responses as
appropriate documented as an appendix to the report; and,
• WHEREAS, it is the intention of Common Council that the ROCOG 2035 Long Range
• Transportation Plan be used to guide policy and decision-making that will serve the City's
existing and long-term transportation needs, and that it is necessary to facilitate good planning
for the metropolitan area and is essential to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of
Rochester.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester that the City hereby adopts the ROCOG 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan as
part of the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Rochester, Minnesota, together with any future
amendments incorporated by future resolution as part of this plan.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS DSY OF , 2005.
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
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