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R-81-4.3 RESOLUTION CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM 30 MPH DESIGN SPEED ON 45TH STREET, JULEP AVENUE, AND 47TH STREET; AND REPEALING RESOLUTION 81-32 WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, has submitted to the Commissioner of Transportation the plans and specifications for the 1980 Street Improvements,S.A.P 206-104-01, dated July 11, 1980, and WHEREAS, state aid funds will be expended on the improvement of said property, and WHEREAS, The City desires to improve these streets to eliminate the cost of gravel maintenance and generally improve the efficiency of the transportation system, and WHEREAS, a Variance from 14 MCAR,, 51.5032 Rules for State Aid Operations under Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 161 and 162 (1978, as amended) Paragraph H.I. a., "Rural Undivided Geometric Standards" is requested for S.A.P. 206- 104-01, 4.5th Street, Julep Avenue and 47th Street from Jane Road North to Keats Avenue, for construction of the curved portions of the street ata design speed of 30 mph where 40 mph is required. A. The reasons for the request are as follows: 1. To utilize as much of the existing right- of-way and roadbed as possible. 2. To minimize the amount of right -of --way acquisition. 3. To keep prime agricultural land in production which would otherwise be taken for additional right-of-way, in accordance with Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan and Metro Council agri- cultural preservation policies. 4. To address concerns of adjacent farm owners expressed at public hearings regarding the movement of agricultural machinery on the road and its interaction with higher speed vehicular traffic. 5. To avoid costs associated with additional right-of-way acquisition and plan changes, The economic, social, safety and environmental impacts which may result from the requested variance are as follows: