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CITY OF HUGO <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025- <br />A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT <br />PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION <br />WHEREAS, the City of Lino Lakes is proposing to the construct the extension of Otter <br />Lake Road between County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 14/Main St and 24th Ave <br />N/Elmcrest Ave (hereafter referred to as “the project”); and <br />WHEREAS, the project is identified in the City of Hugo 2040 Comprehensive Plan and <br />Washington County 2040 Transportation Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Lino Lakes has applied to the Commissioner of Transportation <br />for a grant from the Minnesota State Transportation Fund for Local Road Improvement; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, LRIP funds can be used on reasonable elements associated with roadway <br />construction however other costs, including but not limited to: consultant engineering and <br />inspection, utility construction, as well as construction costs above the LRIP award will <br />need to have alternate funding sources; and <br />WHEREAS, post-2040 traffic volumes are projected to increase to 11,100 on Otter Lake <br />Rd south of CSAH 14 and to 10,000 on 24th Ave N north of the project area; and <br />WHEREAS, the project will extend Otter Lake Rd to the north and create a frontage <br />road system of major collector roadways parallel to I-35E to manage traffic and support <br />anticipated development; and <br />WHEREAS, the project will allow for full access across CSAH 14 that is not provided <br />by the adjacent north-south roadways on the east side of I-35E; and <br />WHEREAS, the project will further the city’s economic development efforts along I- <br />35E, including supporting the Minnesota Technology Corridor; and <br />WHEREAS, the project is a route of regional significance due to its inclusion in <br />economic development plans and connection to CSAH 14 and I-35E; and <br />WHEREAS, the project will benefit the residents of Lino Lakes and Hugo in the <br />counties of Anoka and Washington, respectively. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Hugo supports the <br />construction of the project and supports submittal of the LRIP grant application. <br />ADOPTED by the City Council this 17th day of November, 2025. <br />___________________________________ <br />Tom Weidt, Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br />_________________________________ <br />Michele Lindau, City Clerk