2021-13CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: April 12, 2021 RESOLUTION NO: 2021-13
MOTION BY: McDonald SECONDED BY: Campion
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR HIGHWAY 5 COMMUNITY PROJECT REQUEST
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen, Carver County, and MnDOT are responsible for
the planning and development of a safe and functional multimodal transportation system within
their jurisdictional boundaries; and
WHEREAS, Highway 5 serves a major east -west connection between Eden Prairie,
Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Waconia and Norwood Young America for both regional
commuter and freight traffic and also provides primary access to the Minnesota Landscape
Arboretum and its 500,000 visitors per year; and
WHEREAS, Highway 5 serves 27,000 vehicles per day on a two-lane roadway creating
significant congestion and resulting in a crash rate 2.5 times the state average and the corridor
lacks consistent bicycle and pedestrian facilities which limits alternative modes of transportation;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen partnered with neighboring cities, Carver County,
MnDOT, and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to identify transportation system
improvements in the Arboretum Area on Highway 5, to serve safe and efficient multi modal
travel; and
WHEREAS, the Arboretum Area Transportation Plan recommends improving Highway
5 to a four -lane roadway to reduce vehicle delay up to 80 percent, provide multimodal facilities,
improve safety for all users, reconnect the significant wetland complexes supporting Lake
Minnewashta by bridging over this area, and providing a new intersection treatment at Highway
5 and Highway 41 to reduce delay and crashes; and
WHEREAS, completing this project will provide improved safety, mobility, community
connectivity, environmental sustainability, and quality of life, all while accommodating planned
growth; and
WHEREAS, the environmental constraints of this area include extensive wetlands and
requires a context sensitive design engineering process and environmental assessment; and
WHEREAS, Carver County and its state and local partners have secured $65 million for
Highway 5 through various sources and project partners have limited current capacity to fund
additional related expenses.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota, that the City of Chanhassen does hereby support Carver County's
Highway 5 Community Project Request of $2 million to be used for design and environmental
documentation for corridor improvements that will benefit the safe and efficient travel for all
users through the Arboretum Area, Carver County, and the region.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 12th day of April, 2021.
ATTEST:
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Laurie Hokkanen, City Manager
YES
Elise Ryan
Jerry McDonald
Dan Campion
Lucy Rehm
Haley Schubert
lise Ryan, Mayo
NO ABSENT