14-033CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 14 -033
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION (MnDOT) CONDUCT
A TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION /SPEED STUDY ON
SUMMIT AVENUE BETWEEN HUMMINGBIRD LANE (C,ITY OF
CHANHASSEN, CARVER COUNTY) AND MURRAY HILL ROAD IN THE CITY OF
SHOREWOOD, HENNEPIN COUNTY MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood is a municipal corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, Summit Avenue between Hummingbird Road and Murray Hill is in a
residential area; and
WHEREAS, City Staff and Council have received concerns regarding the safety of this
roadway due to the width, curvature, sight distance, and grade on various segments of Summit
Avenue; and
WHEREAS, A proposed subdivision will add four new residential parcels with frontage
and access on Summit Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Transportation sets regulatory speed limits on all
local roads based on a thorough engineering and traffic investigation; and
WHEREAS, the Shorewood City Council has identified that Summit Avenue is
geometrically deficient and in need of an independent traffic and speed study with regard to
width, grade and sight distance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Shorewood hereby requests MnDOT, pursuant to MN Statute 169.14, conduct a traffic
investigation including speed studies on Summit Avenue between Hummingbird Lane and
Murray Hill Road to determine the appropriate speed limits and provide the results to the City of
Shorewood.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD
on this 12th day of May, 2014.
Selat Zer , ay r
Attest:
Jeat Panchyshyn, City Clerk