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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION
DATE:
October 7, 1982
RESOLUTION NO.
82-62
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER: Neveaux
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER: Horn
RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO CITY REVIEW OF THE "REVISED TRANSPORTATION
DEVELOPMENT GUIDE/POLICY PLAN FOR THE YEAR 2000" PREPARED BY
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council has prepared a revised
Transportation Development Guide/Policy Plan for the Year 2000
(hereinafter referred to as the "Transportation Plan") which is a state-
ment of the direction that major transportation investments are to take
between now and the Year 2000 in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area~ and
WHEREAS, said Transportation Plan designates certain highways
which are planned to comprise the Metropolitan Highway System in the
Year 2000 ~ and
WHEREAS, said Metropolitan Highway System Plan includes the
Construction of a new TH 212 from Chaska to Eden prairie as a
Metropolitan Transportation priority; and
WHEREAS, said Plan does not include TH 5 in the Year 2000
Metropolitan Highway System, and therefore, does not recognize the need
for substantial upgrading of TH 5 as a Metropolitan Transportation
priority; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council has requested comments con-
cerning said Transportation Plan from the City of Chanhassen prior to
November 15, 1982~ and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Subcommittee of the Metropolitan
Council has scheduled a Public Hearing for October 12, 1982 in order to
take testimony concerning the revised Transportation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City council of the City of Chanhassen has
reviewed said Transportation Plan, especially insofar as it impacts the
citizens of Chanhassen.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Chanhassen offers the following comments for consideration by
the Metropolitan Council during their deliberations on the proposed
Revised Transportation Plan:
1. The Plan for Right-of-Way acquisition and construction of new
TH 212 is supported by the City of Chanhassen, with the need for
new TH 212 identified in the Chanhassen Comprehensive Plan.
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The City of Chanhassen believes that TH 5 serves as a Regional
Transportation route, not as a local road. Highway 5 provides
the primary regional access to Downtown Chanhassen, therefore,
we recommend that TH 5 also be included in the year 2000
Metropolitan Highway System Plan.
3. According to a Traffic Analysis Report prepared for the City of
Chanhassen in March, 1982, TH 5 is in need of immediate upgra-
ding to four-lane divided arterial standards from 1-494 west to
Carver County Road 17. Such improvements will relieve the
severe congestion and very long traffic delays presently
experienced during peak hours along this segment of TH 5. This
traffic study also recommends that TH 5 be upgraded to four-
lanes west of Carver County Road 17 to TH 41 by 1985 in order
to adequately handle forecasted traffic volumes.
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4. Due primarily to capacity limitations and traffic operations
problems which exist at uncontrolled intersections on TH 5, the
average accident rate along TH 5 within the City of Chanhassen
was 15 percent higher than the average rate for similar roads
in the Western Suburban Area during the period of 1976-1980.
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Redevelopment activities designed to induce development in the
City of Chahassen are presently underway. These activities are
consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and with the
goals and policies of the Metropolitan Council. However, in
order to be successful in promoting the orderly economic deve-
lopment of the City and the Region, adequate Regional
Transportation facilities must be developed. In keeping with
the goals contained in the revised Transportation plan, the
City of Chanhassen believes that upgrading TH 5 will "produce
positive impacts upon the social, economic and physical
environment, and conserve the supply of Metropolitan energy
resources".
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The Transportation Plan emphasizes the need to make maximum use
of existing Transportation facilities before resources are com-
mitted to major new investments, and that all Transportation
investments, should be made on the basis of need. The city of
Chanhassen supports this general policy. We believe that the
most cost-effective approach towards improving the regional
transportation system which serves Transportation Subregion 3
would be to upgrade TH 5 to four-lane arterial standards.
Under this policy, improvements to TH 5 should receive a higher
priority than the construction of new TH 212. Right-of-Way
acquisition and grading costs will be substantially higher for
a new TH 212 corridor than they would be to upgrade the
existing TH 5 corridor. The upgrading of existing transpor-
tation systems makes more sense than does the construction of
new systems, expecially when highway construction funds are
scarce.
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The City of Chanhassen urges the Metropolitan Council to re-
evaluate the Regional significance of the TH 5 corridor in light
of these comments, and pledges the full support and cooperation
of the City in any efforts to provide the residents of
Chanhassen (and of the Metropolitan area in general> with good
accessibility to subregional and regional opportunities.
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Passed and Adopted by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen this 7th day of october, 1982.
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Horn
Neveaux
Swenson
Geving
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