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Meeng Locaon:
Farmington C ity H all
430 T hird Street
Farmington, M N 55024
C I T Y C O U NC I L W O R K S E S S I O N M E E T I N G A G E N DA
M arch 20, 2023
4:00 PM
1.C A L L TO O R D E R
2.A P P R OV E A G E N DA
3.D I S C U S S I O N I T E M S
(a)D iscuss U nion Pacific Train Concerns off 195th S treet (45 minutes)
4.C I T Y C O U N C I L C O M M I T T E E U P DATE
5.C I T Y A D M I N I S TR ATO R U P DAT E
6.A D J O U R N
TO :Mayor, C ouncilmembers and City A dministrator
F R O M :Lynn G orski, C ity A dminis trator
S U B J EC T:D iscuss U nion Pacific Train Concerns off 195th S treet (45 minutes)
DATE:March 20, 2023
I N T R O D U C TI O N
The staff has been w orking with U nion Pacific Railroad representa-ves to dis cus s res idents’ concerns
regarding trains idling and blow ing their horns w ithin their neighborhood off 195th S treet.
D I S C U S S I O N
Residents from the N orth C reek neighborhood a3ended J anuary 3, 2023, C ity C ouncil Mee-ng. T he residents
spoke during public comment to voice their concerns about idling trains and horns blowing behind their homes.
I t has been the past prac-ce of U nion Pacific engineers to stop the trains at the U nion Pacific service road,
which is north of the bridge off 195th. W ithin the last six months, the trains have been stopping short of the
service road and parking behind the resident ’s homes, where the engineers walk through the neighbors’ yards to
be picked up by the transporter.
S taff inv ited repres enta-v es Kelli O 'Brien and Paul Mar-nez to the March 2 0 , 2023, work s es s ion to
address thes e ongoing concerns . M s . O 'B rien and Mr. M ar -nez will explain the protocols of Union Pacific
and discuss what measures they have taken to address the concerns of the Farmington neighborhood.
B U D G E T I M PA C T
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A C T I O N R EQ U E S T E D
D iscuss and address concerns from residents regarding Union Pacific train protocols and ac-ons in the
North Creek neighborhood.