HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-172 CITY OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
DATE: December 21, 1987 .RESOLUTION NO: 87-172
MOTION BY : Harvey SECONDED BY ; Nelson
A RESOLUTION PETITIONING THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONDUCT
A PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PUBLIC
GRADE CROSSING SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED ON 185TH
STREET WHICH WOULD TRAVERSE THE RIGHT OF WAY AND
TRACK OF THE SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY IN LAKEVILLE,
MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, the initial Lakeville Transportation Comprehensive
Plan dated December, 1979, indicated that 185th Street between
I-35W and Highway 50 was anticipated as an arterial. street;
and
WHEREAS, the updated transportation plan.. for this last
year confirms the initial plan and proposes the alignment of
185th Street which requires the crossing of the right of way
• and tracks owned by the Soo Line Railroad Company; and
WHEREAS, 185th Street is designated to be of urban
construction, which consists of a 52 foot wide, four lane paved
roadway with curb and gutter, and an 8 foot wide multi-purpose
trailway on both sides of the road in the boulevard areas; and
WHEREAS, a feasibility study was conducted for the project,
and a public hearing held on August 3, 1987; and
WHEREAS, the feasibility study included the capital cost
of construction of the grade crossing, which is estimated to
be approximately $70,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determined the project was
feasible and ordered the improvement on August 3, 1987; and
WHEREAS, the construction of the grade crossing is proposed
for May, 1988; and
WHEREAS, 185th Street is on the Municipal State Aid System
for the City of Lakeville, and is eligible for State Aid funding;
and
WHEREAS, the Soo Line Railroad Company has objected to
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the proposed grade crossing for reasons of cost and liability,
and negotiations to date have been inconclusive.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lakeville City Council
as follows:
1. The City hereby requests that the Commissioner of the
Minnesota Department of Transportation conduct a public hearing
to determine whether a public grade crossing should be estab-
lished on 185th Street which would traverse the right of way
and track of the Soo Line Railroad Company in Lakeville, Minne-
sota.
2. The City Administrator and City Attorney are hereby
directed to initiate the hearing process, and to represent the
City at the hearing.
Adopted this 21st- day of December 1987 by the
City Council of the City of Lakeville.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
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By:
Duane R. Zaun, yor
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atrick M Garvey,
City Administrator/Cler
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