CR 96-117 Street Name Change - Excelsior Blvd40 July 11, 1996
Jam Ms Gessele
Engineering Superintendent
Street Name Change
Excelsior Boulevard
Council Report 96 -117
Proposed Action.
Staff recommends the following motion: Move that Council Adopt
Resolution 96 -60 Resolution Calling For Public Hearing, Street Name
Change to Excelsior Boulevard.
Overview.
The U.S. Postal Service and Hennepin County Public Works Department
have approached the City with requests for designating the County
Road 3 corridor with the uniform name of Excelsior Boulevard. This
is in keeping with street names used by Minnetonka, St. Louis Park,
and Minneapolis for that corridor. The Postal Service request also
entails a conversion of the property address numbering system used
by those cities.
Primary Issues to Consider.
O Procedures
Street name changes are processed through ordinance procedures.
Council would need to act on an ordinance in a first and second
reading. Staff advises that a public hearing be convened before
any action is taken on the ordinance. In advance of that public
hearing, staff recommends an informational meeting with all
property owners along the corridor.
O Property owner issues
The request as proposed by Hennepin County and the Postal
Service not only involves a name change but also calls for a new
numbering system. There is cost involved in putting up new
numbers on buildings as well as cost of business stationery and
changes on legal documents.
O Reason for request in name change
Hennepin County officials request the change for the sake of
uniformity and to avoid confusion. The Postal Service is
attempting to place addresses on a computerized national
directory system and the Hopkins segment of the County Road 3
corridor simply doesn't fit in. See attached letters for more
detail.
O Recommendation
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution 96 -60 that sets a
hearing date for August 20.
Supporting Information.
O Letters from Hennepin County and U.S. Postal Service
O Resolution 96 -60
May 28, 1996.
Hennepin C ounty
An Equal Opp ortunity Employer
Mr. James Gessele
City of Hopkins
1010 First Street South
Hopkins, Minnesota 55343
UNIFORMITY OF STREET NAME ALONG CSAH 3
Dear Mr. Gessele:
As you are aware, the County will soon be reconstructing
CSAH 3 between CSAH 61 and 11th Avenue in Hopkins. In
conjunction with the reconstruction, the County will be
replacing street name signs along the corridor. It is
believed that now is the time to examine the various
names used for CSAH 3 through the City and designate one
name only. The County respectfully requests the City
designate CSAH 3 as Excelsior Boulevard, the street name
used by the Cities of Minnetonka and St. Louis Park.
I look forward to receiving the City's response to the
County's request that CSAH 3 be named Excelsior
Boulevard throughout the City.
Sincerely,
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James N. Grube, P.E.
Transportation Division Manager
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Department of Public Works
320 Washington Avenue South
Hopkins, Minnesota 55343 -8496
(612)930 -2500 FAX:(612)930 -2513 TDD:(612)930 -2696
Recycled Paper
40 II UNITEDSTATES
POSTAL' SERVICE
May 7, 1996
James Gessele
City Engineer
City of Hopkins
1010 First St S
Hopkins MN 55343
Dear Jim:
Thank you for your ongoing discussion between your office and the Hopkins Post Office
concerning addressing difficulties on Excelsior Boulevard.
Our understanding is that Hennepin County has requested the City of Hopkins to adopt a
unified addressing system for Excelsior Boulevard through Hopkins, in coordination with
border cities St. Louis Park and Minnetonka, which already are in compliance.
The USPS National Directory System has also brought these difficulties to the attention of
the Hopkins Post Office. The National Directory is available in various postal products
which are used by mailers, law enforcement, map makers, postal customers, etc
Following are the difficulties being experienced:
patrons and mailers randomly using alternate names for the same street
(Excelsior Blvd, Street, Avenue, Avenue East, Avenue West, County Road
3, and 2nd St S),
alternating odd and even numbers for the same side of the street
non - sequential numbering, and
interpolation of different addressing systems for adjacent buildings.
James Gessele
City of Hopkins
May 7, 1996
Page 2
Your proposal to pick an advance date to officially reassign addresses along Excelsior
Boulevard will be fully supported by the Hopkins Post Office in accordance with postal
regulations as stated in D.M.M.49 (Domestic Mail Manual) #F010 2 3 (see attached).
The Hopkins Postal Service will deliver mail addressed under the old mailing system for a
one -year period, without additional charge.
The result, hopefully, of this unified system will be improved mail service for our
customers,
e Feist
ager, C er Service
Hopkins Post Office
910 1st St S
Hopkins MN 55343
(612)935 -8606
Attch.
CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Resolution No. 96 -60
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR PUBLIC HEARING
STREET NAME CHANGE TO EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD
WHEREAS, the City of Hopkins has received formal requests from the
United States Postal Service and Hennepin County Public Works
for a uniform street name of Excelsior Boulevard for the County
Road 3 corridor through the City, and
WHEREAS, street name change procedures require action by ordinance,
and
WHEREAS, Council deems a public hearing is in order to discuss the
merits of such a name change,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HOPKINS, MINNESOTA:
1. Such hearing is hereby set for 7:30 P.M., August 20, 1996 at
the City Hall Council Chambers.
2. Published notice in the official newspaper shall be made and
posted notice sent to all affected property owners.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 16th day of
July, 1996.
ATTEST:
James A. Genellie, City Clerk
Charles D. Redepenning, Mayor