Purpose

• Provide funding to improve infrastructure in the St. Louis Park area, specifically for Meadowbrook Road, Oxford Street, Edgewood Avenue, Cambridge Street, and Louisiana Avenue. The bill authorizes a grant to the city of St. Louis Park to acquire property or interests in property and to design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements as part of the project. It also authorizes the sale of state bonds to pay for these improvements.

Main provisions

• Appropriation and funding
  • Allocates 6,913,000 from the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund (per Minnesota Statutes section 174.50) for the grant.
  • The funds support predesign, design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of the specified street improvements and related work.
• Project scope and components
  • Road improvements on:
  • Meadowbrook Road from Excelsior Boulevard to Oxford Street
  • Oxford Street from Meadowbrook Road to Edgewood Avenue
  • Edgewood Avenue from Oxford Street to Cambridge Street
  • Cambridge Street from Edgewood Avenue to Alabama Avenue
  • Louisiana Avenue from 100 feet north of the Oxford Street intersection to 300 feet south of the intersection
  • Associated work includes:
  • Area bikeway and sidewalk construction
  • Bridge repair and modifications
  • Water, sewer, and storm sewer facilities replacement or repair
  • Regional water quality and flood storage infrastructure
  • Other improvements or upgrades related to street reconstruction
  • Streetlights, signals, striping, and signs
  • Pavement, curb, and gutter work
  • Roundabout construction
• Availability condition
  • The appropriation becomes available only when the commissioner of management and budget determines that sufficient resources have been committed to complete the project as required by Minnesota Statutes section 16A.502.

Funding and bond issuance

• Bond sale authorization
  • The commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to 6,913,000 from the bond proceeds fund.
  • The bond issuance must follow Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and the Minnesota Constitution, Article XI, sections 4 to 7.

Administrative and legal references

• The bill discusses funding via the state transportation fund and bond proceeds, and ties the project to statutory conditions for availability and bond issuance.

Significant changes to existing law

• Establishes a new appropriation and bonding authority to finance a targeted set of street and infrastructure improvements in St. Louis Park. It expands state financial commitments for local infrastructure projects and sets conditions for when the funds become available and how the bonds are to be issued. It does not repeal existing statutes but adds a new funding pathway and project-specific requirements.

Relevant Terms - 6,913,000 - bond proceeds account - state transportation fund - grant - City of St. Louis Park - Meadowbrook Road - Excelsior Boulevard - Oxford Street - Edgewood Avenue - Cambridge Street - Alabama Avenue - Louisiana Avenue - bikeway - sidewalk - bridge repair - water sewer - storm sewer - regional water quality - flood storage infrastructure - street reconstruction - streetlights - signals - striping - signs - pavement - curb - gutter - roundabout - predesign - design - construct - furnish - equip - availability - Minnesota Statutes 16A.502 - Minnesota Statutes 174.50 - Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution Article XI, sections 4 to 7