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• RESOLUTION 2004-11
ACCEPTANCE OF TURN BACK OF HOYT AVENUE, (COUNTY STATE AID
HIGHWAY 56), FROM SNELLING AVENUE TO HAMLINE AVENUE,
AND ROSELAWN AVENUE (COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 26),
FROM FULHAM STREET TO CLEVELAND 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, Hoyt Avenue (County State Aid Highway 56), from Snelling Avenue to Hamline
Avenue, and Roselawn Avenue (County State Aid Highway 26), from Fulham Street to
Cleveland Avenue, located in the City of Falcon Heights, are presently under the jurisdiction
of Ramsey County as County State Aid Highways; and
• WHEREAS, these roadways have been determined to serve a local function only; and
WHEREAS, revocation of "County State Aid Highway" status may be accomplished by
resolution of the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners pursuant to Minnesota Statutes
162.02; 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 Ramsey County to seal coat Hoyt Avenue
(County State Aid Highway 56) from Snelling Avenue to Hamline Avenue, for an estimated cost
of $4,000, and to repair deteriorated structures and mill and overlay Roselawn Avenue (County
State Aid Highway 26), from Fulham Street to Cleveland Avenue, for an estimated cost of
$184,774, and fund the seal coat, structure repairs and mill and overlay projects with an
estimated $188,774 from Capital Improvement Funds for Ramsey County Roadway
• Consolidation;
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS RESOLUTION 2004-11 (continued) _2_
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Falcon Heights does hereby concur with
the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners revoking the "County State Aid Highway" status
of Hoyt Avenue (County State Aid Highway 56), from Snelling Avenue to Hamline Avenue, and
Roselawn Avenue (County State Aid Highway 26), from Fulham Street to Cleveland 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 State Aid Highway" status of Hoyt Avenue (County State Aid
Highway 56), from Snelling Avenue to Hamline Avenue, and Roselawn Avenue (County State
Aid Highway 26), from Fulham Street to Cleveland Avenue, and after the Ramsey County Office
of Budgeting and Accounting has encumbered the funds necessary to fund the seal coat, structure
repairs, and mill and overlay projects; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that as just compensation for these jurisdictional transfers the
County shall seal coat the aforementioned segment of Hoyt Avenue at an estimated cost of
$4,000; and repair deteriorated structures and mill and overlay the aforementioned segment of
Roselawn Avenue at an estimated cost of $184,774; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon turn back to the City of Falcon Heights from Ramsey
County the segment of Hoyt Avenue (County State Aid Highway 56), from Snelling Avenue to
Hamline Avenue, and Roselawn Avenue (County State Aid Highway 26), from Fulham Street to
• Cleveland 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
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.
Susan L. Gehrz, Mayor
ATTESTED:
Bather M. Wo 'ngton, Cit Administrator
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