City Council Minutes 08-30-1988
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SPECIAL MEETING - MO TICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, Au ust 30, 1988
Bill Fair, Dan Blonigen,
Members Present:
Arve Grimsmo,
Warren Smith.
Member Absent:
None.
The meeting convened at 7:35 a.m.
1. Consider Establishing City Positi n Regarding Design of Highway 25/River
Street Intersection.
council discussed options previou ly presented by MNDOT officials
regarding potential design of Riv r Street/Highway 25 intersections. Dale
Lungwitz of wright County State B nk noted to council that the existing
"temporary blocking of the access to Highway 25 from River Street has
resulted in diversion of 10-15 ca s per hour through the Wright County
State parking lot." Lungwitz not d his concern about increased chances
for vehicular accidents in the Ba k parking area.
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Warren smith explained to oouncil that the state will more likely respond
to the City's concern if the City provides a unted position on the
matter. Motion made by Warren Smi h, seconded by Dan Blonigen to adopt
Resolution 88- 30;
RESOLUT ON 88- 30
Directing State of Minnesota Department of Transportation
to Install Traffic Signa s at the Intersection of
Highway 25 and River Street in the City of Monticello..
WHEREAS, the City of Monticello w shes to promote the safe movement of
traffic at the intersection of State Hi hway 25 and River Street within the
City of Monticello: and
WHEREAS, due to historical patter s of physical and commercial
development of and within the City of M nticello, the City has limited
East/West traffic arteries; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to maint in easy access to its commercial and
recreational facilities including parks adjacent to or near Highway 25, not
only for its citizens, but for those wh travel to and through the City; and
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WHEREAS, recent improvement to Hi the Minnesota Department of
Transportation including the constructi n of a new bridge and bridge approach
have resulted in sight line problems at the intersection of Highway 25 and
River Street; and
WHEREAS, the City has conducted i formal public hearings with respect to
the problems associated with the Highwa 25 and River Street intersection and
has received public and business input egarding resolution of the problems;
and
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RESOLUTION 88- 30
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WHEREAS, the city has met with representatives of the Minnesota
Department of Transportation to discuss alternative solutions to the problems
with the Highway 25 and River street inersection: and
WHEREAS, no alternatives have bee put forward which satisfies all
interested parties: and
WHEREAS, alternatives favored by he Minnesota Department of
Transportation will result in diversion of traffic from public rights-of-way to
private parking areas, will pose practi al maintenance problem and safety
hazards in the maintenance of the inter ection and will impede East/West
traffic within the city to the detrimen of commercial enterprises within the
city and to the detriment of those seek ng to take advantage of the city's
commercial and recreational facilities: and
WHEREAS, the competing safety, co rcial and convenience interests can
best be served by the installation and peration of traffic lights at the
intersection of Highway 25 and River street: and
WHEREAS, all competing interest should be considered in determining
whether to install traffic lights and not just one interest such as traffic
flow:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
The Minnesota Department of Tran portation should install at its expense,
traffic light signals necessary to ass re safe and convenient movement of
traffic at the intersection of Highway 25 and River street within the City of
Monticello.
Adopted by the council this 30th day 0 August, 1988
It was the general consensus of ity council that the city will take
legal action to protect it's rights r garding this matter.
Respectfully Submitted,
fit O~p
Jeff O'Neill,
Assistant Administrator
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