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. ' . <br /> O� � <br /> � .. <br /> O � O , . <br /> • - � � : CITY of ORONO <br /> � � ; � <br /> ��� �G~' ��� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> �kESSOg' NO. � � � � <br /> A RESOLUTION REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM MINNESOTA <br /> ' RULES FOR STATE AID OPERATIONS CHAPTER 8820 <br /> WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Orono is preparing construction plans for <br /> the replacement of the West Ferndale Road Bridge over Browns Bay Channel, Existing Bridge <br /> No. L8854, which is considered deficient according to Mn/DOT's standards; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Orono, its citizens, a.nd city staff believe that . <br /> the minimum design standards set forth by Minnesota Statutes as applicable to the proposed <br /> replacement of Bridge No. L8854 create an undue hardship; and <br /> • WHEREAS, said hardship is further explained in the attached supplementary letter from <br /> the City Engineer; and <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orono City Council, located in <br /> Hennepin County, Minnesota, hereby respectfully submits a request for a variance to the <br /> Commissioner of Transportation for Minnesota Rules for State Aid Operations,Chapter 8820.9920, <br /> Geometric Design Standazds; Rural and Suburban Undivided;New or Reconstruction Projects, as <br /> they apply to the proposed West Ferndale Road bridge replacement project located in the City of <br /> Orono, so as to allow the following: <br /> 1: 11-foot Traffic Lane Widths and .2-foot Shoulder�1Vidths; in lieu of the minimum . <br /> � 12-foot traffic lanes and four foot shoulder widths required; <br /> 2. A 26-foot bridge roadway width; in lieu of the minimum 36-footwidth required; <br /> 3. Match existing road side slopes which vary from 1:1 to 1/2:1 to minimize <br /> wetland impacts; in lieu of the minimum 4:1 road side slopes required; <br /> • Page 1 of 2 <br />