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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 67-26RESOLUTION WHEREAS A BILL FOR AN ACT, relating to approval of plans for the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of the Trunk Highway System, other than the Interstate System, lying within the corporate limits of cities, villages, or boroughts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1965, Section 161.17 Subdivision 1, and ' Whereas after examining the same, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that until a more satisfactory explanation of the bill is given, that the City Council asks the legis- latures to vote against passage of the aho~e referenced bill for an act. Passed this 8th day of May, 1967 Offered by King Seconded b~. Jeska Roll Call - Ail Ayes. S cretary Go City Council introduced by. J. Johnson, White, O'Neill, Huelier H. ?. No. _245~ April 17, 1967 Companion S.F. Ref. to Com. on High,rays Ref. to S. Com. Repr¢~ucsd by PHILLIPS LEGISLATIVE SERVICE A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO APPROVAL OF PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, OR I~4PROVEM~NT OF THE TRUNK HIGHWAY SYSTEM, OTHER THAN THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM, LYING WITHIN THE CORPOEO. TE LIMITS OF CITIES, V%LEAGES, OR BOROUGHS: B~IENDING ~IINNESOTA STATUTES 1965, SECTION 161.i?, UBDIVIoION t. S BE IT ~NACT~D BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF .~INNESOTA: Section 1. Minnesota S%atutes 1965, Section 161.17. Subdivision 1, is amended to read: 161.17 ~PROVAL OF PLANS__.--/ Subdivision 1. Except for routes on the interstate system, .a~nd exce_pt as hereinafter .provided, no portion of the trunk highway system lying within %he corporate iimi%s.of any city, village, or borough ~hatl be constructed, reconstwucted, or improved unless the plans therefor shall be submitted to ~nd approved by the governing body of the city, village, or borough before such work is commenced, nor shall the grade of such portion of the trunk highway system lying within such corporate limits be changed witho~t the consent of the gove=nin9 body of the city, village, o~ borough. If the qoverninq body doe's not approve such' within 60 days. after they are submitted, the co~missioner may_ 'refer the ~lan%- to, .(1) the twin cities 'metropolitan mlanninq commis'sio~ or its successor, if the project is within the area P_f_ its.:jurisdiction~ or .(2) the municimal advisory committe,': . on s~ate aid rules and regulations established under sectio,~ 162.09, subd. 2~ if the oroject is elsewhere in the state_g If ~ member of the advisory committee is from the municioa.!i~y concerned he shall be excused. If the plans are so referred. the commission or committee shall ~ive the:commissioner and the governin~ body not more than 60 daM% from the date of referral H.F. Page 2 Ko present the case for or against apMroval of the plans, and shall schedule such hearings and arrange £or such independent studies ss it deems desirable. Mot later than 90 thereafter, the commission or committee ~h~ll a~r~ve or ~isapprove such. plans, and if dis~pprove~, shall submit to the commissioner and the governing body an a!ternste consistent with state and federal requirements in a ~ritten ~eport con%ai.ning its findincs and conclusions. The commissioner shall no% proceed with ~he prqposed construction. reconstruction, or imorovement except in accordance with plans approved b% the ooverninQ body. or if referred to th,~ commission or comml%~ee?..on!y in accordance with its alternate plan~ provided, hov,,ev.er~ that ~he com~issloner is required ~o proceed %vi%b ~he cons~ruc~iop, reconstruc%ion~o~ ~mprovemen% after the alternate plan is submitted ~o him. If %he commissioner elects not %o oroceed~ he sh81! so notify ~he Doverning body and %he cozzission or committee within ~ays thereafter~..~nd plans for that proposed project may be resubmitted %o %he governing...body for a period of one from t~e date of issuance of the 81terns%e plan. ~¥heneve~ pinna are so referred~ the commission or committee shalt'bn reimbursed from the trunk highway fund for actual and necessary, expenses incurred in staff work incident %o consideration of ~he plans and action thereon. '#behaver plann are referred to the advisory committee on rules and requlations~. members of the committee shal] also be paid their necessary pxpenses to the same extent and in the-same manner as for its duties in considerina the commissioner's rules and requlations,~ This section'shall not be construed to limit the power of the commissioner otherwise provided by law to regulate traffic or install traffic control devices or other safety devices on trunk highways located within cities, villages, or boroughs. April 26, 1967 OFFICE OF JOHN P. BADALICH Executive Committee of CVEAM Gentlemen: Enclosed is a copy of a bill, H. F, 2454, recently introduced in the Legislature ~hich amends Section 161,17 of Minnesota Statutes 1965, This bill, in effect, takes away fro~ the municipalities under present law~ the final approval on trunk highway plans ~thin their municipalities, except for the interstate routes, The MSnnesota High~.my Department, in some instances, have felt that unreasonable and unrealistic ~ema~ds have been placed on them as a condi- tion to approval of plans and~ in effect, have delayed many trunk hfgh~y projects. The local municipality will still maintain a reasonable control on plan approval but this bill will provide a means of arbitrating the major differences, I would appreciate your comments on this bill and also that of your municipality and other municipalities in your district if at all possible, I am sure CVEAM as a whole could not meet to take a position on this legislature because of the time element, but the feelings of the executive committee should be kno~n if at all possible, An early reply would be appreciated, I, for one~ feel this is reasonable legislation. Sincerely yours, ~hairman gVEA~i Legislative Committee JPB: dt Enc.