Discussion:
On February 7, 2006, the City of Shakopee entered into a roadway maintenance agreement with Spring Lake Township for 160th Street. 160th Street is as a gravel road that exists on the common border of the township and city between Marschall Road and Baseline Avenue. As such, the township is responsible for the south half of the roadway, and the city is responsible for the north half. To coordinate the operation and maintenance of the roadway and to avoid each jurisdiction only maintaining half of a roadway, a mutual agreement was established. However, the agreement has subsequently expired.
The attached updated agreement defines maintenance and operation responsibilities for the corridor, using the expertise of each of the jurisdictional authorities. The gravel surface maintenance and snow removal on the gravel roadway is prescribed for the township to perform, aligning with the operation and maintenance duties for the many miles they perform throughout the township. Likewise, the city performs the street sign maintenance and ditch mowing, which aligns with the city's operation and maintenance duties of city roadways.
The 5-year agreement consists of a general 50% split of the costs for the maintenance activities. The city's share of the actual costs of the township's grading, re-graveling, washout repair and snow removal/sanding operations amounts to $7,878 annually. The townships share of the city's maintenance costs for sign maintenance and mowing is approximately $2,150 and will be billed to the township as generated.