HomeMy WebLinkAbout05(G) - Consider Adoption of Resolution 20-052 Approving the 2020 Municipal State Aid System Revisions Report
ITEM: 5G
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 06, 2020
PREPARED BY: Nick Monserud, Assistant City Engineer
PRESENTED BY: Nick Monserud, Assistant City Engineer
AGENDA ITEM: Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 20-052 Approving the 2020
Municipal State Aid System Revisions
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve Resolution No. 20- 052 Approving the amendments to the Designated Municipal State
Aid street system for the City of Prior Lake.
BACKGROUND:
The Municipal State Aid Street (MSAS) system allows cities with a population over 5,000 to be
eligible to receive additional funding for road improvements and maintenance from the State
Highway Users Fund. Each year, the City receives an allocation based 50% upon its population
and 50% upon the construction Needs of its roadways. To receive funding, the City can
designate up to 20% of its local streets to receive MSAS funding. The City has a total of 22.29
miles eligible to designate. At the end of 2019, the City has 1.98 miles of undesignated mileage.
Per State Aid Rules, a City is allowed to add and/or remove mileage annually if a letter request
is submitted. If the proposed route is accepted by the State Aid office, a formal council
resolution adding it to the system is required prior to May 1st.
In an effort to maximize the construction Needs of Prior Lake’s MSAS system and with the goal
of strategically using the annual available allotment of State Aid funds to the City, we are
recommending the following modifications to the system (illustration attached):
Revocation of Arcadia Avenue from Colorado Street to TH 13
o Segment Length: 0.38 miles
o Reasoning: This is a non-existing route that currently goes through a wetland and the City is not
going to construct it.
Addition of Candy Cove Trail from CSAH 44 to TH 13
o Segment Length: 0.36 miles
o Reasoning: This is a higher ADT “cut-through” route for residents trying to get to CSAH 44 from TH
13 and don’t want to wait at the TH 13/CSAH 44 intersection.
Addition of Jeffers Pass from CSAH 21 to CSAH 21
o Segment Length: 0.86 miles
o Reasoning: This is a higher ADT route that connects a variety of residential neighborhoods to
CSAH 21.
Addition of Coachman Lane from CSAH 21 to Carriage Hills Parkway NE
o Segment Length: 0.66 miles
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o Reasoning: This is a This is a higher ADT route that connects a variety of residential
neighborhoods to CSAH 21 and Carriage Hills Parkway NE.
Addition of Fairway Heights Trail from Jeffers Pass to Foxtail Trail
o Segment Length: 0.20 miles
o Reasoning: This is a higher ADT route that connects to Jeffers Pass to Foxtail Trail and provides a
connection route to the regional system.
Addition of Foxtail Trail from Fairway Heights Trail to Wilds Parkway
o Segment Length: 0.22 miles
o Reasoning: This is a higher ADT route that connects to Fairway Heights Trail to Wilds Parkway and
provides a connection route to the regional system.
After making these modifications, 0.06 miles of undesignated MSAS mileage will remain.
While the annual allotment that Prior Lake will receive from State Aid will fluctuate each year
based on gas-tax revenues received by the State, and by relative apportionments for population
and the Needs of all State Aid cities throughout the State, the proposed revisions are
anticipated to result in the City maximizing its available designation mileage which will in turn
maximize the State Aid Needs dollars that are allocated to the City. It should be noted that,
year to year, there is no guarantee that the annual allotment received by any city will increase.
MnDOT State Aid staff approved the requested proposed revisions on March 3rd. The City
Council must now pass a formal resolution to finalize the proposed routes and submit that
resolution to MnDOT’s State Aid office prior to May 1st, 2020.
Conclusion
It is Staff’s recommendation that City Council approve the attached resolution and direct staff to
submit per MnDOT requirements
ALTERNATIVES:
1. As part of the Consent Agenda approve a resolution approving the amendments to the
Designated Municipal State Aid street system for the City of Prior Lake.
2. Remove the item from the Consent Agenda for additional discussion.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. State Aid Route Changes - Res
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 20-052
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE DESIGNATED MUNICIPAL
STATE AID STREET SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
Motion By: Second By:
WHEREAS, As a requirement to qualify for state aid funding for streets, it is necessary that the Prior Lake
City Council (“Council”) designate certain streets within the City of Prior Lake to comprise a
Municipal State Aid Street (MSAS) system.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. That part of Arcadia Avenue from TH 13 to Colorado Street shall be revoked from the City of
Prior Lake’s MSAS system.
2. That part of Candy Cove Trail from 160th Street SE (CSAH 44) to TH 13 shall be added to the
City of Prior Lake’s MSAS system.
3. That part of Jeffers Pass from the south junction of Eagle Creek Avenue (CSAH 21) to the
north junction of Eagle Creek Avenue (CSAH 21) shall be added to the City of Prior Lake’s
MSAS system.
4. That part of Coachman Lane from Eagle Creek Avenue (CSAH 21) to Carriage Hills Parkway
NE shall be added to the City of Prior Lake’s MSAS system.
5. That part of Fox Tail Trail from Wilds Parkway to Fairway Heights Trail shall be added to the
City of Prior Lake’s MSAS system.
6. That part of Fairway Heights Trail from Fox Tail Trail to Jeffers Pass shall be added to the City
of Prior Lake’s MSAS system.
7. That the City Manager provide a certified copy of this resolution prior to May 1, 2020 for
transmittal to the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 6 DAY OF APRIL 2020.
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Erickson
Aye
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Nay
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Abstain
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Absent
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Jason Wedel, City Manager