Minutes - Public Works Committee - 02/20/2007

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Mayor Gamec indicated the sign would need to be replaced within 60 days upon written notice from the City. Public Works Director Olson indicated if the monument is removed the area should be restored. City Engineer Janl(owsl(i indicated the minutes of this meeting will be forwarded to the Planning Commission for review when the conditional use permit is considered. Case #2: Consider Modifications to the Municipal State Aid System City Engineer Janl(owski explained the municipal state aid system consists of collector roadways, which are designated by the City and approved by MnDOT to be a part of the system. These roadways become eligible for funding from state gas tax revenues for both construction and maintenance. In 2007 the City will receive $858,449 as its total annual allocation, which is an increase of $109,539 over the allocation received in 2006. Mr. Jankowsl(i explained the amount the City receives each year is dependant upon population and the estimated amount of dollars needed to bring the designated MSA system up to system standards. Hence, a newly constructed roadway will generate no needs dollars while a nonexistent roadway designated for future construction will generate considerable needs dollars. The needs for each City participating in the program are submitted annually to MnDOT and the amount of needs dollars are divided proportionally. In 2006 participating cities received $15.19 per $1,000 of documented need. Mr. Janl(owsl(i advised cities are allowed to designate up to 20% of the system mileage as MSA routes, and with the construction of 2.96 miles of new roadway in 2006 the City now has the potential to add 1.55 miles to its MSA system. New segments must start and terminate on the existing system and MnDot must agree to the reasonableness to any proposed changes to the MSA's. City Engineer Janl(owsl(i stated staff would lil(e to review the eXIstIng system with the Committee and propose the addition of a new segment, which would consist of 173rd Avenue (County Highway 63) between Armstrong Blvd and Variolite Street to the City's MSA system. This segment is 2.0 miles long and is presently a County roadway; however it is scheduled to be turned over to the City. In order to have sufficient mileage available to be able to add this segment in it will be necessary to remove 0.45 miles from the current system. An opportunity to obtain this needed mileage is available by removing this amount of mileage by revol(ing the MSA designations on portions of 142nd Avenue and Traprocl( Street. This route has been a MSA route since the 1980's, but is no longer consistent with the Comprehensive Plan since this route runs through what is now planned to be a regional County Park. The revised segment shown on Figure 2 for this area has this segment reconnecting to Riverdale Drive through the Outlot formerly reserved for the Mississippi Bridge Crossing. Following the changes proposed by staff the City will have 0.15 miles available for designation. City Engineer Jankowsl(i indicated with the approval of the Committee and the City Council these proposed revisions will be submitted to the State Aid for Local Transportation Department of MnDOT for review and comment. It will be necessary for the City Council to pass a formal resolution requesting system modifications prior to May 1, 2007 in order for any new additions to be included in the next round of needs determination. Therefore any modifications will need to Public Works Committee / February 20, 2007 Page 6 of 11