HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-05-25 RESOLUTION 15-o 5-2
A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE PROPOSED TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OF T.H.5
FROM THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO WASHINGTON COUNTY
WHEREAS,Trunk Highway 5 (TH 5) is an east west arterial roadway,traversing Washington County
(County), between TH 120(Century Avenue)and TH 36(60`h Street North)and under the jurisdiction of
the Minnesota Department of Transportation(MnDOT),and
WHEREAS, MnDOT has determined the best jurisdiction for Trunk Highway 5 is as a County State Aid
Highway, and
WHEREAS, the 2010 Washington County Comprehensive Plan identified Trunk Highway 5 as future
County State Aid Route, and
WHEREAS, MnDOT and the County have agreed upon terms to transfer the jurisdiction of TH 5 to
Washington County, and
WHEREAS, after the transfer,TH 5 will become a County State Aid Highway within the corporate
limits of Oak Park Heights,and
WHEREAS,the jurisdictional transfer of TH 5 from MnDOT to the County will occur on or before.lune
30'', 2015.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights that the
jurisdictional transfer of TH 5 from MnDOT to Washington County, and the subsequent designation of
the route as a County State Aid Highway located within the City Limits is not in dispute and the City does
approve the transfer.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution relative to this transfer of the roadway does not
imply or create an acceptance of any current or future costs upon the City nor does it imply or create an
approval or concurrence by the City of the 2010 Washington County Comprehensive Plan, nor its
elements or amendments.
This Resolution is adopted by the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, this
26th day of May,2015.
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MOT C'Oniber,Mayor
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/Eriy! n,City Administrator
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