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PINK - FINANCE G I TY OF SA I NT PA U L Council
CANARV - DEPARTMENT File NO.
BLUE - MAVOR
Council esolution
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Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
Attachment ��1
WHEREAS, The City of Saint Paul has requested that the Department
of transportation grant a variance from the State' s standards for
design of urban roadways for the reconstruction of FRONT AVENUE
between Dale Street and Western Avenue; and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department of Transportation has
by letter notified the City that the request for a variance has been
granted upon condition that the City Council of the City of Saint Paul
adopt a resolution indemnifying , saving and holding harmless the State
of Minnesota from any claims arising out of the granting of this
variance; and
WHEREAS, The City has no other option available to it to receive
the variance requested unless it complies with the demands of the
Commissioner of the Department of Transportation; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That as the sole condition to receiving a variance from
the provisions of State Aid Rules 14 MCAR Section 1.5032 H, 1, C, the
Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby agree to indemnify,
save, and hold harmless the State of Minnesota and all of its agents
and employees from any and all claims, demands, actions, or causes of
actions of whatsoever nature or character arising out of or by reason
of in any manner the reconstruction of FRONT AVENUE from Dale Street
to Western Avenue , the said claims arising out of the said construc-
tion being in any other manner than as a 46 foot wide curb to curb
street in accordance with the Minnesota State Aid Construction
Standards to be found in the rules of the Minnesota Department of
Transportation 14 MCAR Section 1 .5032, or arising as a result of the
Commissioner ' s decision to grant this variance.
COUNCILMEIV Requested by Department of: �
Yeas Nays �
Fletcher Public Works (TEK)
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Galles qpR 2 6 1983 Form Approved b C' tor y
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Ya s y Council Se ry BY
By
�#pprov hy �a„o�: _ A R 2 8 1983 Appr y Ma r o ub ssi to Council
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PUBLISHED MNY �( 1983
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Public Works ART�IENT
Thomas E. Kuhfeld rnNTACT
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292-6277 PHONE �� ��
April 4, 1983 DATE �v
(Routing and Explanation Sheet)
Assign Number for Routing Order (Clip All Locations for Ma�yoral Signature):
�-City Attflrr�� �CCEI��'�
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D' ment/Mayor , ,
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Finance and Management Services Director
4 City Clerk E►1�►"�`�'��' ��`ar��"�
Budget Director
i�hat Will be Achieved by Taking Action on the Attached Materials? (Purpose/Rationale):
The State of Minnesota Department of Transportation demands a "hold harmless" resolution as a
condition of granting a variance to its Urban Roadway Design Standards. Failure to complq would
result in the State withholding payment of Municipal State Aid Funds, the funding source for the
affected pro3ects.
The attached resolutions comply with this requirement for three separate variance requests:
1. FRONT AVENUE - Dale Street to Western Ave. ; 2. ARLINGTON AVENUE - E. Shore Drive to Hazelwood
Street; and 3. LE%INGTON PARKWAY - Minnehaha Avenue to Blair Avenue.
Financial , Budgetary and Personnel Impacts Anticipated:
None.
Funding Source and Fund Activity Nurnber Charged or Credited:
None.
Attachments (List and Number all Attachments) :
Council Resolutions (three attached)
DEPARTMENT REVIEW CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW
x Yes No Council Resolution Required? Resolution Required? Yes No
Yes � No Insurance Required? Insurance Sufficient? Yes No
Yes x No Insurance Attached?
Revision of October, 1982
(See Reverse Side for 'Instructions)