Laserfiche WebLink
NESpTg2° Minnesota Department of Transportation <br />District 3 <br />7694 Industrial Park Road <br />OPTRN <br />Baxter, MN 56425-8096 <br />June 261h, 2020 <br />Justin Femrite, P.E. <br />Public Works Director/Chief Engineer <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />RE: Request for City Approval (Municipal Consent) of the Final Layout for SP 7106-87 <br />Dear Mr. Femrite, <br />MnDOT is proceeding with plans to complete State Project 7106-87 TH 169 Reconstruction <br />through the City of Elk River. In accordance with Minnesota Statute 161.164, 1 am submitting for <br />City approval the project's Final Layout, identified as Layout No. 1B, S.P. 7106-87. <br />The City's approval (municipal consent) is required for this project because it alters access to TH <br />169 through Elk River by creating four new grade separated interchanges, increases highway <br />traffic capacity by adding auxiliary lanes to northbound and southbound TH 169, and requires <br />acquisition of permanent rights of way to accommodate the proposed interchange footprints and <br />associated drainage needs. Municipal consent of MnDOT projects is described in Minnesota <br />Statutes 161.162 through 161.167 (attached). <br />Approval or disapproval of the final layout is by resolution of the City Council. (A sample resolution <br />is attached). However, if the City neither approves nor disapproves the final layout within 90 days <br />of the public hearing, the layout is deemed approved (per MN Statute 161.164). <br />The deadlines (per MN Statute 161.164) for the City's responsibilities regarding municipal consent <br />of the attached layout are as follows, based on a submittal date of the final layout to the City of <br />6/26/2020: <br />• Within 15 days of receiving the final layout, schedule a public hearing (by 7/11/2020). <br />• Within 60 days of receiving the final layout, conduct the public hearing (by 8/25/2020). <br />• Provide at least 30-days' notice of the public hearing. <br />• Within 90 days of the public hearing, approve or disapprove the layout by resolution. <br />MnDOT will attend the public hearing to present the final layout and answer questions, as required <br />by statute. <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />0 0 0 0 0 a a 0 <br />