Resolution - 14-12 - Feasibility Study for Scenic Byway Concept• CITY OF SPRING PARK
RESOLUTION NO. 14-12
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A FEASIBLITY STUDY FOR A LAKE MINNETONKA
SCENIC BYWAY CONCEPT
WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota has a scenic byway system with twenty one (21) designated state
scenic byways, but none of the roads around Lake Minnetonka are included in a state scenic byway; and
WHEREAS, the designation of a state scenic byway route imposes no financial or legal requirements
on the participating jurisdictions, except the individual marketing and branding efforts determined by
each jurisdiction, and that no new billboards are allowed along the route; and
WHEREAS, participating communities within a designed scenic byway may apply for funding through
the Federal Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) for eligible activities such as on -road and off -
road trail facilities, historic preservation and rehabilitation efforts, and environmental mitigation, with a
local match of twenty percent (20%); and
WHEREAS, there are fourteen (14) Lake Minnetonka area communities (City of Minnetonka Beach,
City of Woodland, City of Deephaven, City of Tonka Bay, City of Minnetrista, City of Excelsior, City
of Mound, City of Greenwood, City of Victoria, City of Spring Park, City of Minnetonka, City of
• Shorewood, City of Wayzata, and City of Orono; and
WHEREAS, representatives from some of the fourteen (14) Lake Minnetonka area communities,
Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MNDOT) Office of Scenic Byway Programs, Three Rivers
Park District, Hennepin County, and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) met on
February 24, 2014 to initiate a discussion and a fact finding effort on the potential of a Lake Minnetonka
area state scenic byway; and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the February 24, 2014 meeting, the attendees agreed to bring forward
a discussion of the Lake Minnetonka area scenic byway concept to their respective cities and
jurisdictions to determine if there was support for pursuing the initiative further; and
WHEREAS, the attendees agreed to provide a response from their jurisdiction by June 1, 2014 on
whether or not their jurisdiction was interested in further study of the feasibility of the Lake Minnetonka
area state scenic byway; and
WHEREAS, this response on further studying the feasibility of the state level scenic byway concept
does not formally commit a jurisdiction to a potential state -level scenic byway application at this time;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Spring Park City Council supports the further
study of the feasibility of the Lake Minnetonka area state scenic byway concept; and
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• BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Spring Park City Council recommends that a stewardship
group of interested members from the above listed jurisdictions be created to further study the feasibility
of the Lake Minnetonka area state scenic byway, and report back to all interested jurisdictions
periodically with their findings.
Adopted by the Spring Park City Council this 5t' day of May, 2014.
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Mayor Sarah Reinhardt
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City Clerk NSendy Lewin
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