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16200 Eagle Creek Avenue S.E.
Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714
RESOLUTION 04-38
RESOLUTION REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM MUNICIPAL STATE AID STANDARDS
FOR MAIN AVENUE, CITY PROJECT #04-01
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
MOTION BY: PETERSEN
SECOND BY: ZIESKA
the Prior Lake City Council intends to let a construction project located on Main
Avenue, from County State Aid Highway 21 (Eagle Creek Avenue) to approximately
850 feet north of Dakota Street, in the City of Prior Lake, Minnesota, which will entail
street light replacement, curb and gutter improvements, sidewalk reconstruction and
storm sewer improvements, making the area more pedestrian-friendly; and
this portion of Main Avenue has an existing right-of-way width of 80 feet, which is also
the approximate distance between buildings from one side of the road to the other;
and
the Average Daily Traffic (ADT) for this portion of Main Avenue is more than 3,000
vehicles per day, and striped 45 degree diagonal parking is currently allowed on both
sides of the portion of Main Avenue, which is 58 feet wide from C.SA.H. 21 to 200
feet north of Dakota Street with variable width sidewalks; and
the Prior Lake City Council proposes to reconstruct this portion of Main Avenue in the
City of Prior Lake, Minnesota as a 58 foot wide roadway with 45 degree diagonal
parking allowed on both sides of the roadway, and construct a minimum eight and a
half foot wide sidewalk along this portion of Main Avenue, and allow planting of some
trees in this part of Prior Lake's Downtown Area, and
Minnesota Rules for State Aid Operations 8820.9961 require a minimum 14 foot width
between the traffic lane and 20 foot parking stall depth when 45 degree diagonal
parking is allowed on both sides of a roadway with current ADT over 3,000 vehicles
per day;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The City Council does hereby request a variance to Minnesota Rules for State Aid Operations
8820.9961, so as to allow the reconstruction of Main Avenue as a 58 foot wide roadway from
face to face of curb with 45 degree diagonal parking on both sides of the roadway between
C.S.A.H. 21 and Dakota Street and to allow the reconstruction of Main Avenue as a 29 foot
wide roadway from center of road to face of curb with 45 degree diagonal parking on one side
of the roadway between Dakota Street and approximately 200 feet north of Dakota Street in
Downtown Prior Lake, Minnesota, in lieu of the required 90 foot wide roadway and 45 foot
wide roadway respectively.
3. That construction plans for this portion of Main Avenue in the Downtown Area of Prior Lake,
Minnesota be submitted for approval by the State Aid for Local Transportation Office which
include a Diagonal Parking Plan in the form of a cooperative agreement between the local
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road authority and the Commissioner of Transportation, which meets all other applicable
standards required for approval by the State Aid for Local Transportation office.
4. That the City of Prior Lake, Scott County, Minnesota hereby indemnifies, saves, and holds
harmless the State and its agents and employees of and from claims, demands, actions, or
causes of action arising out of or by reason of the granting of the variance. The City further
agrees to defend at its sole cost and expense any action or proceeding begun asserting any
claim of whatever character arising as a result of the granting of the variance. Nothing herein
shall increase the liability of the City beyond the statutory limitation of MINN STAT 9 466 04,
Subd. 1.
5. That the City of Prior Lake, Scott County, Minnesota hereby indemnifies, saves, and holds
harmless Scott County and its agents and employees of and from claims, demands, actions,
or causes of action arising out of or by reason of the granting of the variarce. The City further
agrees to defend at its sole cost and expense any action or proceeding begun asserting any
claim of whatever character arising as a result of the granting of the variance. Nothing herein
shall increase the liability of the City beyond the statutory limitation of MINN STAT 9 466 04,
Subd. 1.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 1st DAY OF MARCH, 2004
YES NO
Haugen X Haugen
Blomberg X Blomberg
LeMair X LeMair
Peterson X Peterson
Zieska X Zieska
Seal
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