HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.b. Renaming of County Road 38AGENDA ITEM: Renaming County Road 38
AGENDA SECTION:
Discussion
PREPARED BY: Jamie Verbrugge, City Administrator
AGENDA NO. 2b
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discussion
ROSEMOUNT
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Work Session July 12, 2006
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ISSUE
County Road 38 east of Highway 3 was turned back to the City as part of an agreement with Dakota
County in 2005 The City of Rosemount subsequently received a request from members of the
McMenomy family in 2005 to consider renaming old County Road 38 as McMenomy Road.
BACKGROUND
The City Council first discussed the possible renaming of old County Road 38 at Council work sessions in
August 2005 and again the following month The stretch between Highway 3 and County Road 71 (Blaine
Avenue) is variously named 132 Street, Bonaire Path, and 135t Street due to a curve in the road. The
request by representatives of the McMenomy family to rename the street as McMenomy Road was based
on histoncal records showing that the road had previously borne that name.
At that meeting, the City Council directed staff to seek feedback from property owners regarding the
possible renaming of old County Road 38 either as McMenomy Road or as some other designation.
Property owners along that stretch of road from Highway 3 to CR 71 were invited to attend a meeting on
May 22, 2006, or to provide comments prior to the meeting. Six individuals sent e -mails Five opposed
the name change Three own property along the road. Fourteen people attended the meeting. Six of
those attending were members of the McMenomy family
The unscientific survey showed that most felt the street should have one name rather than the three
different current designations That point seemed to be the only general consensus among the attendees.
SUMMARY
Staff suggests three options for Council consideration:
1. Rename the street as McMenomy Road
2 Rename the enure stretch under one of the three existing names. Because two of the names are
numbered streets thatwould not conform to the numbering standard for the entire stretch because
of the road layout, staff would suggest the consolidated name be Bonaire Path
3. Direct staff to identify a new common street name.
a) The new name could be derived from the current method of having staff select a name that is
consistent with the alphabetical convention.
b) The name could be derived based on other historical considerations.
c) A final name suggestion would take some time to implement Staff would like to suggest that
Council consider the possibility of pursuing a Sister City relationship with a community in
Ireland Staff would suggest that if a Sister City relationship is established, that the street be
named in honor of the community with which an agreement is reached
Staff requests that Council give staff direction.
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