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AGENDA ITEM - 3B 'It -AII�)E_N HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: July 28, 2025 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Jessica Jagoe, City Administrator FROM: David Swearingen, P.E. Public Works Director / City Engineer SUBJECT: Old Snelling Avenue Speed Limit Discussion Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: $3,750 $196 Street Maintenance Materials ($1,811.60 remaining) Council Should Consider Council should consider the current speed limit on Old Snelling Avenue, which is posted at the Citywide Speed Limit of 25-mph. Background Minnesota Statute 169.14 Speed Limits, Zones; Radar regulates highway and roadway speeds in Minnesota. Subdivision 2 sets maximum speed limits on a variety of roads within a Municipality, such as 10-mph in alleys, 30-mph in urban districts, and 25-mph on residential roadways, if adopted by the road authority. In August 2019, the Minnesota Legislature changed the Statutes governing speed limits on city streets. The changes allow cities to establish speed on roads under the City's jurisdiction, other than the statutory limits, without conducting an engineering and traffic investigation. Any speed limit changes must be implemented in a consistent and understandable manner. "The city must erect appropriate signs to display the speed limit. A city that uses the authority under this subdivision must develop procedures to set speed limits based on the city's safety, engineering, and traffic analysis. At a minimum, the safety, engineering, and traffic analysis must consider national urban speed limit guidance and studies, local traffic crashes, and methods to effectively communicate the change to the public." On October 24, 2022, and after multiple Work Session discussions that started on May 17, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution 2022-049, adopting 25-MPH Speed Limit Sign Plan for Roadways Under City Jurisdiction (Attachment A & B). At the May 12, 2025 Work Session, the City Council gave direction to staff to install 35 mph speed limit signage along Old Snelling. Following that meeting, City Council requested to bring Page 1 of 3