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<br /> <br />City of Elk River <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date <br />En ineerin Au ust 21, 2006 <br />Item Description <br />TH 169 Geometric and Environmental Study <br /> <br />Item Number <br />5.7. <br /> <br />Prepared by <br />Terr i Ivlaurer, Ci <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Introduction <br />TIlls is a follo\v-up to tlle se"veral previous discussions staff llas had \v-idl tlle City Council <br />regarding potentially funding the I:vlnDOT Geometric and En\rironmental Study on TH 169 <br />tlltough Elk River. <br /> <br />Discussion <br />I\{nDOT has committed to \vriting responses to our questions regarding the potential funding of <br />tlle TH 169 Study. In general, tile Wee main points are as follo\vs: <br /> <br />1. Tile estimated cost of tlle study is approximately $1 million dollars, llo\vever, if tile study <br />requires an En\Tironmental Ilnpact Statement .versus an En\Tll:onmental.L\ssessment, the <br />cost could rise substantially. _A.ltllougll :i\lnDOT belie'ves dlat an En'rllonmental <br />.t\ssessment \vill be sufficient, the final determination cannot be made until the study is <br />\vell under\vay. The only safety net pro\Tided relative to tlle $1 million dollar cost is tllat <br />tlle City can cancel tile contract at any time \vitll 30 days notice. So, if in fact an <br />Environmental Ilnpact Statelnent is required, tlle City could decide to cease funding of <br />the study so as not to incur substantially lligller costs. <br /> <br />2. IvInDOT llas determined tllat tile funding of tlle study by tlle City can utilize ivIuni<;ipal <br />State Aid dollars. Ho\ve\Ter, it sIlould be noted that \vitll the \Vaco Street and Highland <br />Road projects in 2006, the City's NIunicipal State Aid fund is essentially depleted. In the <br />near future, tile City \v.ill be expending ~lunicipal State Funds for land acquisition and <br />partial funding for tlle 193rd Avenue corridor extension. If the City'\vishes to commit $1 <br />lnillion dollars from 1:furucipal State ..L'\id Funds for tile TH 169 Study, they \vill be <br />committing approximately 1 1/2 years allottnent into tile future for tlus study. <br /> <br />3. IvlnDOT 11as no \vay internally of prov'iding assurances tllat a credit \vould be given for <br />tlle City's expenditure in the future \vllen cost participation is asked of tlle City for <br />construction along TH 169. <br /> <br />...Also attached is information from Craig Robinson, 1JnDOT's Project tvfanager for <br />TH 169 tllat summarizes tlle project schedule and steps for conducting the study, and a <br />sUlnmary of tlle deli'Terables required by tile contract '\Vitll SRF. <br /> <br />S:\EnbrinecrImprovProj\2006 Improvement Projccts\TH 169 Study\07 31 06 CC memo. doc <br />