2002-28CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: March 11, 2002 RESOLUTION NO: 2002-28
MOTION BY: Bovle SECONDED BY: Labatt
RESOLUTION REGARDING SAFETY CONCERNS ON
TRUNK HIGHWAY 7 FROM MINNEWASHTA PARKWAY TO
ONE MILE EAST OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 41
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen, in partnership with the City of Shorewood, desires to
support safe and efficient transportation corridors; and
WHEREAS, State Trunk Highway 7 is a primary transportation corridor on the border
between Chanhassen and Shorewood; and
WHEREAS, there are numerous safety concerns on State Trunk Highway 7 between
Minnewashta Parkway and one (1) mile east of the intersection of State Trunk Highway 41, which
are highlighted by four (4) fatalities in separate accidents along this segment of the highway within
the past six months; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has jurisdiction over this section
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of roadway.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota:
1. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is hereby requested to designate this section of
roadway an Accident Reduction Zone and post appropriate signage for such designation.
2. City Staff is directed to work in cooperation with the Staff of the City of Chanhassen and the
Minnesota Department of Transportation to identify and address safety concerns in this
segment of roadway including but not limited to a Signal Justification Report considering a
signal at the Intersection of Minnewashta Parkway and State Trunk Highway 7.
3. City Staff is directed to send a copy of this resolution to the City of Chanhassen and to the
Minnesota Department of Transportation as a show of the City's commitment to a safe and
efficient State Trunk Highway 7.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 1 Vh day of March 2002.
ATTEST:
To Gerhardt, City Manager Linda C. Jansen, Mayor
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YES NO ABSENT
Jansen None None
Ayotte
Peterson
Labatt
Boyle