2016-042 Approving Agreement for Jurisdictional Transfer of CSAH 20 (Blake Road), City Project 2013-06 CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-042
RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR JURISDICTIONAL TRANSFER
OF COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY NO. 20 (BLAKE ROAD)
CITY PROJECT 2013-06
WHEREAS, Hennepin County (County) and the City of Hopkins (City) have been
negotiating to bring about the transfer of County State Aid Highway No. (CSAH) 20 (Blake
Road) between CSAH 3 (Excelsior Boulevard) and Trunk Highway (TH) 7 from the County to
the City, and
WHEREAS, the construction of the Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT) line through
the City will result in a SWLRT at-grade crossing of CSAH 20 and a SWLRT station on the
CSAH 20 corridor, and
WHEREAS, the Parties anticipate the introduction of a SWLRT station on the CSAH 20
corridor will provide a stimulus to development/redevelopment along the CSAH 20 corridor, and
WHEREAS, the City has engaged in a visioning process intended to conform the
reconfiguration of CSAH 20 between CSAH 3 and TH 7 in a manner complementary to the
anticipated development/redevelopment of the properties along CSAH 20, and
WHEREAS, CSAH 20 is in need of reconstruction between CSAH 3 and TH 7, and
WHEREAS, the City is willing to receive jurisdiction of CSAH 20 within the aforesaid
limits with the understanding that the City would take the lead in design, construction,
construction oversight and necessary right-of-way acquisition to support the reconstruction of
CSAH 20 between CSAH 3 and TH 7 in a manner agreed to by the Parties and hereinafter
referred to as the project, and
WHEREAS, the County has acknowledged that the City is property positioned to design
and reconstruct CSAH 20 in a manner reflective of a vision to complement area
development/redevelopment in a time frame complementary to the projected SWLRT schedule,
and
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that said work be carried out by the Parties hereto under
the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 162.17, Subdivision I and Section 471.59, and
WHEREAS, an Agreement for Jurisdictional Transfer of CSAH 20 has been developed
and is acceptable to the Parties which specifies the terms and responsibilities for the
reconstruction and transfer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hopkins,
Minnesota:
Resolution No. 2016-042 -2-
The Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with Hennepin
County for the said project.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, this 17`" day of May, 2016.
By , ��./l e
Molly Ctlmmings, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk