2011-65 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: December 12, 2011 RESOLUTION NO: 2011 -65
MOTION BY: McDonald SECONDED BY: Tjornham
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING EA/EAW FOR THE TH 101 IMPROVEMENTS AND
MAKING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION ON THE NEED FOR AN EIS
CITY PROJECT PW67F4A
WHEREAS, Chanhassen staff has been working with representatives of MnDOT and Carver County
to identify a preferred design for the reconstruction of TH 101 between Lyman Boulevard (CSAH 18) and
Pioneer Trail (CSAH 14); and
WHEREAS, TH 101 is currently a two -lane undivided roadway with a number of safety deficiencies
including steep grades, sharp curves, and inadequate sight distances resulting in blind intersections and is
proposed to be reconstructed to a four -lane divided design with pedestrian/bicycle trails along both sides of
the roadway; and
WHEREAS, the proposed action was described and analyzed in an Environmental
Assessment /Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EA/EAW) circulated to the EAW Distribution List and
others, a Notice of Availability appeared in the EQB Monitor on June 27,2011, a public hearing was held
August 8, 2011, and meeting the state requirements for environmental review; and
WHEREAS, 42 comments were received during the comment period, closing on August 24, 2011,
which have been addressed by the City in a Findings of Fact document; and
WHEREAS, the EA /EAW and the permit development processes related to the project have
generated information which is adequate to determine whether the project has the potential for significant
environmental effects; and
WHEREAS, areas where potential environmental effects have been identified will be addressed
during the final design of the project. Mitigation will be provided where impacts are expected to result from
project construction, operation, or maintenance. Mitigation measures are incorporated into the project design,
and have been or will be coordinated with State and Federal agencies during the permit process; and
WHEREAS, based on the criteria in Minnesota Rules Part 4410.1700, the project does not have the
potential for significant environmental effects.
NOW THERE BE IT RESOLVED, an Environmental Impact Statement is not required for the
proposed Trunk Highway 101 Project (City Project PW67F4a).
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 12 day of December, 2011.
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T A. Furlong, Mayor Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
YES NO ABSENT
Furlong
Ernst
Laufenburger
McDonald
Tjornhom