HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 12 - 2014 Street Improvements-Authorize Feas Report RESOLUTIONResolution No. 2013-85 1
CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2013-85 A RESOLUTION ORDERING PREPARATION OF A FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR THE 2014 STREET IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, the City maintains a 5-year revolving Street Capital Improvement Program (Street CIP) to promote the strategic use of limited financial resources while maintaining, developing or replacing the City’s local street network; and WHEREAS, the Street CIP represents the City's long-range street improvement program that identifies the present and future needs and priorities, and develops a schedule of public improvements to address the most essential improvements first; and WHEREAS, it is proposed to initiate the 2014 Street Improvement project to improve the following local streets;
• 24th Street North, from Lake Elmo Avenue to Legion Avenue
• 24th Street Court North
• Lansing Avenue North
• 20th Street Court North
• Legion Avenue North, from 20th Street to 24th Street
• 20th Street North, from Lake Elmo Avenue to Manning Trail,
• Manning Trail North, from CSAH 15 (Manning Avenue) to city limits,
• Deer Pond Trail North, Hidden Bay Trail to Jack Pine Trail,
• Deer Pond Court North; and WHEREAS, it is proposed to assess the benefited property for all or a portion of the cost of the improvement, pursuant to the City’s Special Assessment Policy and Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the proposed improvement, called the 2014 Street Improvements, be referred to the City Engineer and FOCUS Engineering, and that FOCUS Engineering is instructed to complete a feasibility report in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429 for the proposed improvements, and to report to the council with all convenient speed advising the council in a preliminary way as to whether the proposed improvement is necessary, cost-effective, and feasible;
whether it should best be made as proposed or in connection with some other improvement; the estimated cost of the improvement as recommended; and a description of the methodology used to calculate individual assessments for affected parcels. ADOPTED BY THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL ON THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2013.
CITY OF LAKE ELMO By: __________________________ (Seal) Mike Pearson Mayor ATTEST:
________________________________ Adam Bell City Clerk