HomeMy WebLinkAbout#10 - CSAH15-CSAH14 Realignment -LRIP Application STAFF REPORT
DATE: November 7, 2017
CONSENT #10
AGENDA ITEM: CSAH 15 (Manning Avenue) and CSAH 14 (Stillwater Blvd)
Realignment – Approve Resolution of Support for the Local Road
Improvement Program Grant Application
SUBMITTED BY: Jack Griffin, City Engineer
REVIEWED BY: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
Chad Isakson, Assistance City Engineer
ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Should the City Council approve a Resolution of Support for the Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) grant application for the City local cost share of the CSAH 15
(Manning Avenue) and CSAH 14 (Stillwater Blvd) Realignment Improvements by Washington County? BACKGROUDN AND PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: As part of Washington County’s Capital
Improvement Program, the County intends to reconstruct and realign County State Aid Highway 15 (Manning Avenue) and County State Aid Highway 14 (Stillwater Boulevard) located in the City of Lake Elmo, with said construction to be initiated in 2018.
The improvements represent Phase 2 of a multi-phased project for the County State Aid Highway 15 (Manning Avenue) Corridor Management and Safety Improvement Project. The project intends to improve operations and safety along the County Highway 15 corridor by completing intersection improvements and realignments; improving access to several neighborhoods, schools, businesses, the Lake Elmo airport and the County Fairgrounds; improving mobility and direct access between Trunk Highway 36 (an Interregional Corridor route) and I-94; and increasing capacity with a 4-lane expansion to accommodate current and future traffic levels. Traffic and transportation studies have found that the current volume of traffic on County Highway 15 is nearing a point at which a two-lane roadway can no longer operate efficiently and safely. The Phase 1 improvements were constructed in 2016 consisting of the roundabout intersection at CSAH 15 and CSAH 10.
FISCAL IMPACT: It is the City’s goal to apply for and secure Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) grant funding through MnDOT in the amount of $500,000 to be used to pay all of the City’s local share of
the project. RECOMMENDATION: Staff is recommending that the City Council approve, as part of the Consent
Agenda, a Resolution supporting the Local Road Improvement Program grant application for the Washington County CSAH 15 (Manning Avenue) and CSAH 14 (Stillwater Blvd) Realignment Improvements. If removed from the consent agenda, the recommended motion for the action is as follows: “Move to approve Resolution No. 2017-121 Supporting the Local Road Improvement Program grant application for the Washington County CSAH 15 (Manning Avenue) and CSAH 14 (Stillwater Blvd) Realignment Improvements.”
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Resolution No. 2017-121 Supporting the Local Road Improvement Program grant application for the Washington County CSAH 15 (Manning Avenue) and CSAH 14 (Stillwater Blvd)
Realignment Improvements.
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2017-121 A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (LRIP) GRANT APPLICATION FOR COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 15 (MANNING AVENUE) AND COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 14 REALIGNMENT IMPROVEMENTS BY WASHINGTON COUNTY
WHEREAS, Washington County intends to reconstruct and realign County State Aid Highway 15 (Manning Avenue) and County State Aid Highway 14 (Stillwater Boulevard) located in the City of Lake Elmo, with said construction to be initiated in 2018; and
WHEREAS, the realignment of County State Aid Highway 15 (Manning Avenue) and County State Aid Highway 14 (Stillwater Boulevard) has a positive regional impact to the area, including improved safety and access, and including a positive impact to Trunk Highway 36, an Interregional Corridor (IRC) route; and WHEREAS, items included in the construction contract require Lake Elmo City cost participation in accordance with “Washington County Cost Participation Policy #8001 for Cooperative Highway Improvement Projects”; and WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo understands that it will be responsible for all local cost
participation required by the County as detailed in the Cooperative Agreement between the County and City that is not covered by LRIP funding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, 1. The City of Lake Elmo supports the Washington County project to reconstruct and realign
County State Aid Highway 15 (Manning Avenue) and County State Aid Highway 14 (Stillwater Boulevard); said project to be reconstructed and realigned by Washington County in 2018; and 2. The City of Lake Elmo supports the City’s pursuit and application for Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) funding to assist in paying the local share of the trunk highway project costs, and authorizes staff to prepare and submit such application. ADOPTED BY THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2017. CITY OF LAKE ELMO By: __________________________
Mike Pearson (Seal) Mayor ATTEST:
________________________________ Julie Johnson, City Clerk