HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-128 (support for Roadway and Trail Improvements (State Aid Project No. S.A.P. 082-624-009) RESOLUTION 2017-128
A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR ROADWAY AND TRAIL
IMPROVEMENTS (STATE AID PROJECT NO. S.A.P. 082-624-009)
WHEREAS, Washington County has, through its Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) recommended a
project on County State Aid Highway (CSAH) No. 24, also known as Osgood Avenue, to improve
pavement condition,traffic operations, pedestrian accessibility and safety, and drainage; and
WHEREAS,Washington County, in consultation with the City of Stillwater, engaged in a preliminary
design process beginning in 2016 to identify potential and prioritized improvements for the CSAH 24
corridor within the City of Stillwater; and
WHEREAS,the City of Stillwater, in consultation with Washington County, developed and approved
the city's Trails Master Plan, which recommended a trail along CSAH 24 within the project area and
was adopted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater on September 15, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City and County have engaged in community engagement process as part of the
preliminary design effort intended to gather and consider public feedback for the proposed trail; and
WHEREAS, concept project layout showing proposed pedestrian and traffic improvements on and
along CSAH 24,within the limits of the City of Stillwater, has been prepared and provided to the City;
and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Stillwater supports
the proposed construction in year 2018 of a new 8-foot wide bituminous trail to be located on the west
side of Osgood Avenue (CSAH 24) from between 62n1 Street and 65th Street and a replacement of the
existing concrete sidewalk with a 5-foot wide concrete sidewalk to be located along the east side of
Osgood Avenue (CSAH 24) from between 62nd Street and 400 feet north of 63rd Street.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Stillwater supports the County
continuing with the development of final plans and right-of-way acquisition necessary for the
construction of the project.
ADOPTED THIS TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE,2017
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Ted Kozlowski, Mayor
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Diane F. Ward, City Clerk