HomeMy WebLinkAbout20090601 - VIII-C-3MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Dave Osberg, City Administrator
DATE: May 27, 2009
SUBJECT: Highway #61 Bridge Project EA Report Comments
Comments on the Highway #61 Bridge Project Environmental Assessment and Draft
Section 4(f) Evaluation must be submitted to MnDOT by June 17, 2009. Throughout the
afternoon of Thursday May 28, 2009 City Staff will be conducting a rather extensive
internal meeting to review and comment on the draft EA. Each Staff member was
charged with reviewing the document, and to be prepared to offer comments on the
document. It is the intent of City Staff, to present to the City Council at the June 15, 2009
a thorough Resolution for review and approval, comments on the EA for submittal to
MnDOT.
During the course of the meeting on Monday June 1, 2009, Staff intends to discuss
further with the City Council this proposed action, offer a brief outline of some of the
comments and suggestions that will be forthcoming from our internal Staff meeting on
Thursday May 28, 2009 and to solicit any initial thoughts and comments from the City
Council.
As a reminder, City Council should keep in mind the special City Council meeting
scheduled for Monday June 29, 2009 at 7:00 PM with MnDOT to discuss the proposed
layout of the project and right-of--way considerations, all in advance of the need for
Municipal Consent by the City Council.