21-024 To Pursue Local Road Improvement Program Grant for Minnetonka Blvd with the Cities of Greenwood and DeephavenCITY OF SHOREWOOD
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 21-024
A RESOLUTION TO PURSUE LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
GRANT FOR MINNETONKA BOULEVARD WITH THE
CITIES OF GREENWOOD AND DEEPHAVEN
WHEREAS, $75 million in Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) funding is available
through the Minnesota Department of Transportation, with a cap of $1.25 million for each
project, and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that LRIP funds can be used on reasonable elements
associated with roadway construction and that other costs, including but not limited to:
consultant engineering and inspection, utility construction, as well as construction costs
above LRIP award will need to have alternate funding sources, and
WHEREAS, Minnetonka Boulevard. between Ferncroft Drive in Shorewood and Vine Hill
Road in Deephaven, is a road of regional significance because it is one of few roads that
facilitates through traffic from the south side of Lake Minnetonka to the north side of the
lake (and vice versa).
WHEREAS, the portion of Minnetonka Boulevard that is under consideration has shared
jurisdiction between the cities of Deephaven, Greenwood, and Shorewood, and
WHEREAS, the roadway surface is in poor condition and need to be improved with a new
bituminous surface using varying construction techniques including reconstruction,
reclamation, and mill and overlay, and
WHEREAS, the roadway drainage is in poor condition and will be improved by replacing
culverts and adding storm sewer at various locations along the corridor, and
WHEREAS, roadway safety will be improved by extending culverts in some locations to
provide safe end treatments and cross slopes, and
WHEREAS, the improvements benefit the trunk highway system and the county road
system by providing an alternative route between TH 7 and Hennepin County Road 101,
and
WHEREAS, the cities of Deephaven, Greenwood, and Shorewood have agreed to pursue
a joint project to improve Minnetonka Blvd. in 2022.
NOW THEREFORE, IT RESOLVED: by the City Council of the City of Shorewood,
Minnesota:
1. The City Council supports the above -mentioned improvements and agrees to
maintain such improvements.
2. The City Council supports submittal of the LRIP application.
3. The City Council provides assurance that the city, along with its project partners,
will pay all costs associated with the project beyond the LRIP grant award.
4. The City of Shorewood will act as the project sponsor for the project should the
project be awarded LRIP funds, and that such sponsorship shall include the
following responsibilities:
• Be the fiscal agent on behalf of the project partners and have funds flow from
MnDOT to the city to the contractor.
• Request SAP number for the project.
• Ensure the project meets milestones and dates.
• Assist project partners in execution of a grant agreement.
• Develop, review, and approve the plan.
• Submit plan, engineers estimate, and proposal to the DSAE.
• Advise, let, and award the project.
• Submit pay requests to State Aid.
• Communicate progress and updates with the DSAEs and State Aid Programs
Engineer.
• Ensure that the project receives adequate supervision and inspection.
• Assist with project close out.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 22nd day of
February, 2021.
iepnifei Labadie, Mayor
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Sandie Thone, City Clerk