14-032CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 14 -032
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A FEASIBLITY STUDY FOR A LAKE
MINNETONKA SCENIC BYWAY CONCEPT
WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota has a scenic byway system with twenty one (21)
designated state scenic byways, but none of the roads around Lake Minnetonka are included in a
state scenic byway; and
WHEREAS, the designation of a state scenic byway route imposes no financial or legal
requirements on the participating jurisdictions, except the individual marketing and branding
efforts determined by each jurisdiction, and that no new billboards are allowed along the route;
and
WHEREAS, participating communities within a designed scenic byway may apply for
funding through the Federal Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) for eligible activities
such as on -road and off -road trail facilities, historic preservation and rehabilitation efforts, and
environmental mitigation, with a local match of twenty percent (20 %); and
WHEREAS, there are fourteen (14) Lake Minnetonka area communities (City of
Minnetonka Beach, City of Woodland, City of Deephaven, City of Tonka Bay, City of
Minnetrista, City of Excelsior, City of Mound, City of Greenwood, City of Victoria, City of
Spring Park, City of Minnetonka, City of Shorewood, City of Wayzata, and City of Orono; and
WHEREAS, representatives from some of the fourteen (14) Lake Minnetonka area
communities, Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MNDOT) Office of Scenic Byway
Programs, Three Rivers Park District, Hennepin County, and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District (MCWD) met on February 24, 2014 to initiate a discussion and a fact finding effort on
the potential of a Lake Minnetonka area state scenic byway; and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the February 24, 2014 meeting, the attendees agreed to
bring forward a discussion of the Lake Minnetonka area scenic byway concept to their respective
cities and jurisdictions to determine if there was support for pursuing the initiative further; and
WHEREAS, the attendees agreed to provide a response from their jurisdiction by June 1,
2014 on whether or not their jurisdiction was interested in further study of the feasibility of the
Lake Minnetonka area state scenic byway; and
WHEREAS, this response on further studying the feasibility of the state level scenic
byway concept does not formally commit a jurisdiction to a potential state -level scenic byway
application at this time; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Shorewood City Council supports
the further study of the feasibility of the Lake Minnetonka area state scenic byway concept; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Shorewood City Council recommends that a
stewardship group of interested members from the above listed jurisdictions be created to further
study the feasibility of the Lake Minnetonka area state scenic byway, and report back to all
interested jurisdictions periodically with their findings.
Adopted by the Shorewood City Council this 12th day of May, 2014.
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ATTEST:
Jean Panchyshyn, tityClerk