84-6860R85
RESOLUTION N0. b860
RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING AND ENDORSING
THE ROBERT MUIR SITE AS THE MINNESOTA
WORLD TRADE CENTER
WHEREAS, in January, 1984, the Minnesota world Trade Center
Commission intends to select a development proposal for the pur-
Fose of establishing a focal point of trade in Minnesota and the
Upper Midwest; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota World Trade Center Commission goal is to
facilitate world trade and to stimulate the economic condition of
Minnesota; and
SaHEREAS, the Minnesota World Trade Center Commission has been
charged with. the responsibility to select a site for a ~n'orld Trade
Center (WTC) ; and
WHEREAS, the overall goals for the design development and oper-
ation of t~:e Minnesota World Trade Center can best be achieved by
the location of the World Trade Center in the City of Bloomington
because of the amenities it offers; and
WHEREAS, the proposal of Robert Muir as the developer of a
World Trade Center located at the southeast quadrant of I-494
and 34th Avenue in the City of Bloomington places the proposed
wTC in the immediate proximity to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Inter-
national Airport; and
WHEREAS, the Muir World Trade Center proposal in Bloomington
is advantageously located to (1) interstate expressways, (2) the
proposed route for light rail tr ansit being considered by Metro
Transit Commission (3) many outstandirq hotels, motels, and
restaurants, (4) the central cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul;
and
WHEREAS, the Muir proposal, supported by a 25-acre land mass
purchased outright for $7.5 million dollars, offers a financially
viable design with superior quality building materials and systems;
an d
WHEREAS, the Muir proposal offers convenient parking facilities,
adaptable tenant space and can provide a superior quality location
and space for a World Trade Club and World Trade Center operation
at competitive rates and terms; and
WHEREAS, Robert Muir has made a financial commitment unencum-
bered by those forces which would limit or Frevent the successful
and immediate implementation of the goals and objectives of the
Minnesota World Trade Center Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Muir site would be adjacent to the Minneapolis-
St. Paul International Airport site for the foreign trade zone:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield, Minnesota that it endorses and recommends to
the .Minnesota World Trade I Commission the Rof:ert Muir site and
proposal as the Minnesota!,World Trade Center.
Passed by the City Council of the Ci
ota, this 9th day of January, 19,x. /~ ;
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ATTESTo
y is K. Bergh Cit lerk
Richfield, Minnes-
Mayor