City Council Meeting Date: February 10, 2026
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: David E. Bennett - Public Works Director/City Engineer
Sean M. Simonson - Engineering Manager
Subject:
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Consider Motion Authorizing Submittal of Application for the State Transportation Improvement Project (STIP) - Fiscal Year 2030 - Jefferson Road and Honeylocust Drive Mill and Overlay.
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Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves the Motion authorizing submittal of Application for the State Transportation Improvement Project (STIP) - Fiscal Year 2030 - Jefferson Road and Honeylocust Drive Mill and Overlay.
Summary Report:
The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) is a comprehensive, four-year schedule of planned transportation projects to maintain and improve the transportation system in Minnesota for state fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030. These projects are for state trunk highways, local roads and bridges, rail crossings, port development and transit capital and operating assistance.
The STIP is the statewide transportation program on which the Minnesota Department of Transportation, state and local governments and community and business interest groups worked together in eight District Area Transportation Partnerships (ATPs), discussed regional priorities and reached agreement on important transportation investment decisions.
Staff is requesting to submit a STIP application for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2030 for a mill and overlay on Jefferson Road/Poplar Street from Woodley Street to Hidden Valley Drive and from Heritage Drive to CSAH 1 (Attachment 1) and Honeylocust Drive from Jefferson Road to Trunk Highway 3. This project is already included in the approved 2026 - 2030 CIP.
Alternative Options:
Council could not elect to submit for this project grant.
Financial Impacts:
The total project costs are estimated to be $2,200,000. for this project. This grant requires a 20% local match commitment to receive the grant. The City of Northfield would propose to use its State-Aid Funding and Enterprise Funds to cover the City of Northfield’s portion of the project costs. See the table below for the proposed project costs and project funding.
Please note the grant would reduce total City property taxes of $1,415,244. This reduction in property taxes estimate does not include interest cost which would be in addition to the costs shown. The City would plan to issue debt in the event of no grant to be received that would include interest payments in addition to the actual costs for the construction.
Note: City Funding of 20% includes storm fund,
sanitary fund, water fund as itemized in the
table below.
Tentative Timelines:
City Council Application Approval February 10, 2026
Grant Application Due February 12, 2026
MnDOT Selection Meeting February 19, 2026
Grant Award Notice Spring of 2026
Construction Summer of 2030