RESOLUTION NO. 10715-121906
BY: _____________________________
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE KENOSHA, RACINE AND MILWAUKEE (KRM) COMMUTER LINK STATION AREA PLANNING PROGRAM
IN OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN
WHEREAS, the Counties and Cities of Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation have agreed to sponsor a Transit Alternatives Analysis Corridor Study/Draft Environmental Impact Study (DEIS) for enhanced public transit service generally east of I-94 in the Counties of Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee; and
WHEREAS, the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC), through an intergovernmental agreement, has agreed to serve as project manager for the purpose of managing the Transit Alternatives Analysis/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (AA/DEIS); and
WHEREAS, the KRM project purpose and need is to provide high quality transit service connecting Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee Counties with each other and with Northeastern Illinois improving access to jobs and labor force, encouraging high density mixed use and more efficient land development around stations, and attracting increased transit ridership potentially reducing highway traffic volumes and congestion and attendant air pollutant emissions; and
WHEREAS, the SEWRPC seeks to meet the requirements of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) New Starts program in order for the project to be eligible for discretionary capital funding; and
WHEREAS, among other criteria, the FTA places importance on transit supportive land-use planning and development in transit station areas, as a means of building ridership to support proposed projects; and
WHEREAS, preliminary station area development plans for the Oak Creek proposed commuter rail station near East Ryan Road and the Union Pacific Railroad have been developed and included as part of the KRM Commuter Link Transit Supportive Land-Use Plans and Policies Portfolio; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oak Creek has reviewed the preliminary transit supportive land use plans and policies;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council, of the City of Oak Creek, Wisconsin that the City of Oak Creek will benefit from the proposed expanded transit service connecting Kenosha, Milwaukee, and Racine Counties with each other and with Northeastern Illinois and also from the transit oriented development around its proposed commuter rail station.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the station area plans developed as part of the KRM Commuter Link study for the City of Oak Creek, and included in the Transit Supportive Land-Use Plans and Policies Portfolio, are consistent with the goals and objectives of the City of Oak Creek’s land use and comprehensive plans.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that he City of Oak Creek endorses the station area plan and policies and will take appropriate steps toward implementation as recommended as part of the Transit Supportive Land-Use Plans and Policies Portfolio if commuter rail is chosen for implementation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City of Oak Creek urges FTA acceptance and endorsement of the complete KRM Commuter Link Transit Supportive Land-Use Plans and Policies Portfolio.
Introduced at a regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Oak Creek held this 5th Day of December, 2006
Passed and adopted this ___ day of __________, 2006.
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President, Common Council
Approved this day of , 2006.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
VOTE: Ayes Noes _____