Res 1994 - 27 Requesting that Dakota County Take Appropriate Actions to Have the Speed Limit on Delaware Ave Reduced Between Hwy 149 & 1-494City of 1Vlenclota Heights
Dakota County, 1Vlinnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 94- �2 7
RESOLUTION REQUESTING Z'HAT DAKOTA COUNTY TAKE
APPROPRIA�'E ACTIONS TO HAV� THE SPEED LIlVIIT O1V
DELAWARE AVENUE (C5AH 63) REDUCED
BE7'WEEN TRUNI� ffiGHWAY 149 AND I-494
WHEREAS, Delaware Avenue abuts the City of Mendota Heights and the City of
Sunfish Lake; and
WHER�AS, Delaware Avenue is cunently under the jurisdiction of Dakota County;
and
WHEREAS, there have been an unusually high number of motor vehicle accidents on
Delaware Avenue during 1993 between Trunk Highway 110 and I-494; and
WHEREAS, both Mendota Heights and West St. Paul Police Departments in whose
jurisdiction this roadway falls believe that reducing the speed would serve to reduce the
number of accidents; and
WHEREAS, development resulting in more motor vehicles, pedestrian and bicycle
Yxaffic has continued to increase rapidly in the area this year; and
WHEREAS, there are a significant number of private driveways which access onto
Delaware Avenue where visibility and sight distances may not be at the optunum level; and
WHEREAS, the City of 1Vlendota Heights is concerned that the speed limit along
I�elaware Avenue as cunently authorized maybe in excess of that which is consistent with
safe operation of vehicular traffic.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEI) that the City Council of the City of
1Vlendota �Ieights hereby requests that Dakota County and the Minnesota Department of
Transportation, reduce the speed limit along Delaware Avenue between Trunk giighway 110
and I-494 to 40 miles per hour.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this Sth day of April, 1994.
CI'i'I� COUNCII.
CITY OF MENDOTA HIIGHTS
By: �..� � G�:,�..-..�as
Charles E. Mertensotto, Mayor
ATTFST:
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K thleen M. Swanson, City Clerk