2003-005
CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-005
RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
2003 STREET & UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS/PROJECT 02-10 AND
AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENTS FOR BIDS
WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution passed by the City Council on August 20, 2002,
plans and specifications for improvements to 5th Avenue from 3rd Street South to
Highway 7 and 2nd Street North from 5th to 6th A venues including street reconstruction,
utility repairs, bituminous overlay, sidewalk construction, and,
WHEREAS, plans and specifications for Project 02-10 have been prepared by Bolton &
Menk, Inc. and have been presented to Council for approval, and,
WHEREAS, City Council is concerned, along with 5'h Avenue residents, that these street
improvements and the removal of truck restriction signage that has been in place for
many years may create a potential for increased truck traffic on 5th Avenue between 151
Street North and Minnetonka Mills Road thereby degrading the quality of life in this
single family residential area, and,
WHEREAS, 5th Avenue North area residents petitioned the City to install 4-way stop
sign control at the 5th Avenue North/2nd Street North intersection in order to slow 5th
A venue North traffic and improve pedestrian crossing safety, and:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Hopkins,
Minnesota:
I. In response to the concern regarding increased truck traffic, the following actions
be taken:
a. City staff will record 5th Avenue truck traffic one year after project
completion (on/about November 2004), compare levels with current truck
volumes and report this information to City Council.
b. City staff will mail a letter to businesses whose associated truck traffic
may use 5th Avenue. The letter will be sent out on a date near project
completion and will describe the signed truck route and request the
business use the truck route and/or forward the information to their
trucking companies.
c. City staffwiIl continue to follow-up with Metro Transit to ensure that
Metro Transit is, to the maximum extent possible, using only the smaller
feeder buses on the 5th Avenue bus routes. Staff will provide a status
update to City Council on/about November 2004, along with the truck
traffic volume report.
d. City Council will consider the post-project truck volumes and make a
determination if additional action/s are necessary to protect the 5th Avenue
residential quality of life. These actions could include: additional truck
restriction signage, a more vigorous effort to gain support of area
businesses, continued truck volume monitoring and reporting,
neighborhood meetings, removing a segment of 5thA venue from the city's
municipal state aid road system, or other action as deemed appropriate by
the City Council. Before directing any action, City Council will consider
the 5th Avenue residential impact along with any resulting citywide
impact/s of their action.
2. In response to the resident petition requesting 4-way stop sign control at the 5th
A venue North/2nd Street North intersection, City Council has determined that the
additional stop signs would not be in the best interest of the 5th Avenue residents.
This determination was made based on resident input at a public meeting held
subsequent to the petition, City Council member judgment and city staff input. There
was general agreement of all parties that any pedestrian crossing and traffic calming
benefits created by the new stop signs would be overshadowed by several negative
affects, including: increased traffic noise, pollution and dismptive vehicle congestion
at the intersection.
3. The City Clerk shall prepare and cause to be inserted in the official paper and in
the Construction Bulletin an advertisement for bids for the making of such
improvements under such approved plans and specifications. The advertisement shall
be published three times, at least three weeks before the date set for bid opening, shall
specify the work to be done, shall state that bids will be received by the clerk until
10:00 am on the 14th day of February, 2003, at the City Hall, and that no bids shall be
considered unless sealed and filed with the clerk and accompanied by a certified
check or bid bond, payable to the City of Hopkins, Minnesota for 5% of the amount
of such bid.
4. The clerk and city engineer are hereby authorized and instructed to receive, open,
and real aloud bids received at the time and place herein noted, and to tabulate the
bids received. The Council will consider the bids, and the award of a contract, at the
regular City Council meeting of February IS, 2003.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 21st day of January 2003.
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