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CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
RESOLUTION 2004-10
ACCEPTANCE OF TURNBACK OF HAMLINE AVENUE (COUNTY ROAD 132),
FROM HOYT AVENUE TO LARPENTEUR AVENUE, AND ROSELAWY AVENUE
(COUNTY ROAD 114), FROM CLEVELAND AVENUE TO HAMLINE AVENUE,
LOCATED IN THE CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
WHEREAS, the 1991 Minnesota Legislature established a Ramsey County Local Government
Services Study Commission to "report on the advantages and disadvantages of sharing,
cooperating, restructuring, or consolidating...." activities in areas of public service, including
public works; and
WHEREAS, the consolidation plan provides for reclassification of roadways and corresponding
changes in jurisdiction, including the transfer of local and State Aid roadways between the
County and municipalities; and
WHEREAS, Hamline Avenue (County Road 132), from Hoyt Avenue to Larpenteur Avenue,
• and Roselawn Avenue (County Road 114), from Cleveland Avenue to Hamline Avenue, located
in the City of Falcon Heights, are presently under the jurisdiction of Ramsey County as County
roads; and
WHEREAS, these roadways have been determined to serve a local function only; and
WHEREAS, revocation of "County Road" status may be accomplished by resolution of the
Ramsey County Board of Commissioners pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 163.1 l; and
WHEREAS, it appears to the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights that the streets
hereinafter described under turn back from Ramsey County should be designated Municipal
State Aid Streets under the provisions of Minnesota Law; and
WHEREAS, the consolidation plan stipulates that Ramsey County shall improve the roadway to
acceptable levels prior to transferring jurisdiction over roadway segments from Ramsey County
to municipalities, and the Ramsey County Capital Improvement Program provides funding for
these improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights desires to reconstruct Hamline Avenue (County Road
132) from Hoyt Avenue to Larpenteur Avenue for an estimated cost of $275,000, and fund the
project with Municipal State Aid Street sources and an estimated $53,000 from Capital
Improvement funds for Ramsey County Roadway Consolidation; and
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CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS RESOLUTION 2004-10 (continued) _2_
WHEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights desires Ramsey County to repair all deteriorated
structures on Roselawn Avenue (County Road 114), from Cleveland Avenue to Snelling Avenue,
at an estimated cost of $6,500; and mill and overlay Roselawn Avenue, from Cleveland Avenue
to Fairview Avenue, for an estimated cost of $110,000; and crack seal Roselawn Avenue, from
Fairview Avenue to Snelling Avenue, for an estimated cost of $1,100, and fund the structure
repairs, mill and overlay and crack seal projects with an estimated $117,600 from Capital
Improvement Funds for Ramsey County Roadway Consolidation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights desires to reconstruct Roselawn Avenue (County Road
14), from Snelling Avenue to Hamline Avenue, for an estimated cost of $1,000,000 and fund the
project with Municipal State Aid Street sources, and an estimated $175,000 from Capital
Improvement Funds for Ramsey County Roadway Consolidation;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Falcon Heights does hereby concur with
the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners revoking the "County Road" status of Hamline
. Avenue (County Road 132), from Hoyt Avenue to Larpenteur Avenue, and Roselawn Avenue
(County Road 114), from Cleveland Avenue to Hamline Avenue, and transfers jurisdiction over
the roadways to the City of Falcon Heights, effective after the County is in receipt of an adopted
resolution from the City of Falcon Heights concurring with the County revoking the "County
Road" status of Hamline Avenue (County Road 132), from Hoyt Avenue to Larpenteur Avenue,
and Roselawn Avenue (County Road 114), from Cleveland Avenue to Hamline Avenue, and
after the Ramsey County Office of Budgeting and Accounting has encumbered the funds
necessary to fund the County portion of the City's reconstruction projects, the structure repairs,
mill and overlay and crack seal projects; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that as just compensation for these jurisdictional transfers the
County shall pay to the City an estimated $228,000 upon presentation of billings from the
construction contractor(s) for the reconstruction of Hamline and Roselawn Avenues; and shall
repair deteriorated structures, mill and overlay and crack seal Roselawn Avenue at an estimated
cost of $117,60; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon turn back to the City of Falcon Heights from Ramsey
County the segment of Hamline Avenue (County Road 132), from Hoyt Avenue to Larpenteur
Avenue, and Roselawn Avenue (County Road 114), from Cleveland Avenue to Hamline
Avenue, be and are hereby established, located and designated as Municipal State Aid Streets
of said City, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Transportation of the State of
Minnesota; and
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CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS RESOLUTION 2004-10 (continued) _3_
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Falcon Heights City Engineer is authorized, within the
limits of this resolution, to take actions necessary to have the identified jurisdiction changes
executed.
Approved by the City Council of Falcon Heights on Apri128, 2004.
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Susan L. Gehrz, Mayor
ATTESTED:
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Bather M. orthington, City 'strator
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