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E-11. Resolution 2018-XX Approve Support of Funding for TH 5 and TH 101Through Corridors of Commerce ProgramMEMORANDUM CITY OF CHANHASSEN Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager 6 FROM: Paul Oehme, Director of Public Works/City Engineer V' DATE: January 8, 2018 0R% SUBJ: Approve Resolutions in Support of Corridors of Commerce Grant Applications: • TH 101 Improvements from Pioneer Trail to Flying Cloud Drive • TH 5 Expansion Project from TH 41 to Rolling Acres Road PROPOSED MOTION "The City Council approves Resolutions for Corridors of Commerce Grant Applications for TH 101 Improvements from Pioneer Trail to Flying Cloud Drive and TH 5 Expansion project from TH 41 to Rolling Acres Road." City Council approval requires a simple majority vote of the City Council present. Transportation contributes to a growing economy by supporting commerce. Transportation investments directly and indirectly foster economic growth through the provision of construction jobs and a commerce -friendly network of corridors to ship goods and provide mobility to citizens. The 2017 Minnesota Legislature is authorizing up to $400 million in new bonds and cash for the construction, reconstruction and improvement of trunk highways for projects not already in the State Transportation Improvement Program. This was to further two major goals: ✓ Provide additional highway capacity on segments where there are currently bottlenecks in the system. ✓ Improve the movement of freight and reduce barriers to commerce. The project criteria categories the grant application will need to meet to be funded are as follows: Return on Investment Economic Impact • Freight Efficiency • Safety • Regional Connections • Policy Objectives • Community Consensus • Regional Balance PH 952.227.1100 • www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us • FX 952.227.1110 7700 MARKET BOULEVARD • PO BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN • MINNESOTA 55317 Todd Gerhardt Approve Resolutions in Support of Corridors of Commerce Grant Applications January 8, 2018 Most of the funds are anticipated to go towards projects on the principle arterial system such as the 494, 694, 94 and 35 corridors. However, some funds will be programmed for the trunk highway system. Projects Proposed to be Submitted for Grant Fundine City staff is requesting to submit a grant application for TH 101 from Pioneer Trail to Flying Cloud Drive. This project is currently not funded by MnDOT and meets many of the criteria outlined for project funding. Carver County is planning to submit many grant applications for Corridors of Commerce funding this solicitation cycle. Carver County is requesting a support resolution from the City of Chanhassen for the expansion of TH 5 to four lanes from TH 41 to Rolling Acres Road. In 2008, a scoping study was completed for this corridor that identified the need to expanding TH 5 to four lanes along with local access improvements. This project is currently not programmed for funding by MnDOT. Schedule MnDOT has not published the final schedule but a tentative schedule is as follows: • February, 2018 • To March, 2018 End of March, 2018 Attachments: Resolutions Grant Applications due Project evaluation and scoring Project award announcement and release of final scores g:\eng\public\_2010-2015 public projects\_2014 projects\14-08 th 101 - pioneer trail to crab 61\cooridors of commerce app\010118 bkgd cc Supt res for cc grant appAoc CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA DATE: January 8, 2018 RESOLUTION NO: 2018 - MOTION BY: SECONDED BY: RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF FUNDING THROUGH CORRIDORS OF COMMERCE PROGRAM FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN PIONEER TRAIL (CSAR 14) AND FLYING CLOUD DRIVE (CSAH 61) IN CHANHASSEN, CARVER COUNTY WHEREAS, Trunk Highway 101 runs north and south through Chanhassen and plays a critical transportation regional role in connecting communities and for commerce in Carver County, Scott County and Hennepin County; and WHEREAS, Carver County is projected to experience a population growth from 91,042 people in 2010 to 161,240 people in 2040 with a corresponding increase in households from 32,891 in 2010 to 62,590 in 2040. The additional 70,198 residents are expected to generate an additional 212,373 trips per day in the region; and WHEREAS, the corridor crashes and severity rates are two times greater than those experienced on other rural section two-lane roadways in the Metropolitan area; and WHEREAS, Trunk Highway 101 at the bluff is very steep and has to be closed frequently in the winter; and WHEREAS, the current two-lane roadway and substandard design of the highway limits mobility and poses safety issues that will only be exacerbated as the population and traffic levels grow in the region; and WHEREAS, Trunk Highway 101 limits the ability of commerce to freely move through the region and restricts the area from developing; and WHEREAS, Carver County, the City of Chanhassen and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) completed environmental documentation and has officially mapped the corridor; and WHEREAS, the Trunk Highway 101 bridge over the Minnesota River was recently constructed to four lanes and raised above the 100 -year flood elevation and is one of only a few corridors crossing the Minnesota River in the southwest metro area. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, that the City of Chanhassen strongly supports the inclusion of funding from the Corridors of Commerce program to expand Trunk Highway 101 to a four -lane divided arterial from Pioneer Trail (CSAH 14) to Flying Cloud Drive (CSAH 61) in Chanhassen. Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 8h day of January, 2018. ATTEST: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager Denny Laufenburger, Mayor YES NO ABSENT CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA DATE: January 8, 2018 RESOLUTION NO: 2018 - MOTION BY: SECONDED BY: RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF FUNDING FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY 5 THROUGH CORRIDORS OF COMMERCE PROGRAM WHEREAS, State Highway 5 runs west from Chanhassen through Victoria, Waconia, Norwood -Young America and other communities and plays a vital role in connecting these growing communities; and WEHREAS, State Highway 5 is the primary corridor for emergency vehicles transporting patients to and from Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia; and WHEREAS, this two-lane artery highway is becoming increasingly clogged with a current average daily traffic (ADT) count of 25,000. With the population of the Twin Cities Metro Area projected to grow by over 400,000 more residents over the next 20 years, we need to plan now to ensure a safe, east -west connection along this corridor; and WHEREAS, Carver County is projected to experience a population growth from 91,042 people in 2010 to 161,240 people in 2040 with a corresponding increase in households from 32,891 in 2010 to 62,590 in 2040. The additional 70,198 residents are expected to generate an additional 212,373 trips per day in the region; and WHEREAS, the crash rate on Highway 5 is over 20 percentage points higher than the statewide average, while the fatality rate for crashes on State Highway 5 is over 70 percentage points higher than the statewide average; and WHEREAS, over 450,000 visitors use Highway 5 to access and explore the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum each year which is the largest public garden in the Midwest with more than 1,200 acres of gardens, exhibits, sculpture, model landscapes, and natural areas; and WHEREAS, the current 2 -lane design of the highway limits mobility and poses safety issues that will only be exacerbated as the population and traffic levels grow. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chanhassen strongly supports the inclusion of funding from the Corridors of Commerce program to expand Highway 5 to a 4 -lane divided arterial from Rolling Acres Road (CSAH 13) in Victoria to TH41 in Chanhassen. Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 8ffi day of January, 2018. ATTEST: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager Denny Laufenburger, Mayor YES NO ABSENT