HomeMy WebLinkAboutVIII-05 - Resoultion Application for Local Road Improvement Program Grant City Council Memorandum
To: Mayor Fasbender & City Council Members
From: Nick Egger – Public Works Director
Date: February 12, 2019
Item: Resolution – Support City Application for Local Road Improvement Program Grant – Highway 316 Project
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
Staff is requesting the City Council adopt a resolution in support of the City’s pursuit of funding through the State’s
Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) that would be applied towards filling the funding gap for the 2021 MnDOT
Highway 316 Project.
BACKGROUND
The Council unanimously adopted a resolution in December in support of the scope of improvements developed by
MnDOT and the City after a partnership effort throughout 2018 to gather public feedback and produce a design that
will provide the highest and most prudent benefits to the highest number of stakeholders. The project scope will
significantly improve highway safety for all users, increase accessibility for pedestrians and bicyclists, and will provide
traffic calming through the corridor. The LRIP is currently not funded, however, staff has been in contact with our state
elected officials to urge their support of new funding towards the program, as it is a distinct tool with which cities are
able to put any funding received towards local shares of Trunk Highway projects. Staff will also continue to pursue
other opportunities for which the City may be eligible to receive funding, including MnDOT’s Local Partnership
Program, which solicits applications beginning in April.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The overall estimated funding gap for the Highway 316 project currently ranges from $1.65 to $2.55 Million. The LRIP
may be able to provide up to $1,000,000 towards closing this gap.
ATTACHMENTS
The resolution to support the LRIP application has been attached.
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CITY OF HASTINGS
Dakota County, Minnesota
Resolution No.
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PURSUIT OF
LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM – TRUNK HIGHWAY 316 PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the City are currently working together
on the final design of a project which would make multiple improvements along Trunk Highway 316 between its
northerly junction with US Highway 61, and a point just south of Tuttle Drive within the City of Hastings, and
WHEREAS, the proposed year for said project is 2021, and
WHEREAS, the Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) administered by MnDOT makes available up to
$1,000,000 to apply towards projects on roads that are regionally significant, result in safety improvements, and
to address transportation deficiencies, and
WHEREAS, Trunk Highway 316 is classified as a principal arterial roadway, conveying traffic to destinations of
recreation and commerce within and beyond the boundaries of the City of Hastings, thereby qualifying it as a
road of regional significance, and
WHEREAS, MnDOT and the City of Hastings performed extensive outreach efforts with all types of community
stakeholders to acquire feedback essential to formulating and evaluating the most promising design alternatives
that would address the needs identified by the outreach process, and
WHEREAS, the scope developed by MnDOT and the City of Hastings, and supported by City of Hastings Council
Resolution 12-03-18, includes extensive enhancements to roadway safety, access, and operations; for vehicular,
bicycle, and pedestrian users, and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost of the scope of the proposed project exceeds currently available funding, thereby
making LRIP funding essential to bringing this project to fruition.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS AS FOLLOWS; that
The City Council hereby supports the City’s pursuit of Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) funding for the
purposes of helping to fill a funding gap on this project.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA, THIS 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019.
Ayes:
Nays:
Mary D. Fasbender Mayor
ATTEST:
Julie Flaten, City Clerk SEAL
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