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Historic Route 20 Designation Copyrighted January 22, 2019 City of Dubuque Consent Items # 5. ITEM TITLE: Historic Route 20 Designation SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of a resolution in support of the designation of Highway 20 in the City limits of Dubuque as Historic Route 20. RESOLUTION Declaring support of designation and intent of the placement of Historic Route 20 signage on the state- maintained road SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s) ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Historic Route 20 Designation-NNM Memo City Manager Memo Staff memo Staff Memo Maps Supporting Documentation Resolution Resolutions THE CITY OF Dubuque � AIFA�erlwGh UB E '�� III► Masterpiece on the Mississippi Z°°'�w'2 7A13 2017 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Historic Route 20 Designation DATE: January 14, 2019 Planning Services Manager Laura Carstens recommends City Council approval of a resolution in support of the designation of Highway 20 in the City limits of Dubuque as Historic Route 20. The Historic Route 20 Association, Inc. has been actively working to designate the original 1926 alignment of US 20 from Dubuque to Sioux City as Historic Route 20, lowa. The objective is to promote travel, tourism and economic development by placing wayfinding signs (historic markers) on the original alignment for designation as a State Scenic Historic Auto Route. The City would locate ten wayfinding signs along the 1926 alignment of Historic Route 20. The Historic Route 20 Association has secured a donor to pay for two wayfinding signs and Travel Dubuque has offered to pay for eight wayfinding signs and their ongoing maintenance. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. �� Mic ael C. Van Milligen �� MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager THE CTTY OF Dubuque �" ui��eNe�ary DUB E 'il��i;' Masterpiece on the Mississippi Z°°' Z°'Z 2013 2017 TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Laura Carstens, Planning Seroices Manager `''` SUBJECT: Historic Route 20 Designation DATE: January 15, 2019 INTRODUCTION This memorandum transmits for City Council review and approval, a resolution in support of the designation of Highway 20 in the city limits of Dubuque as Historic Route 20. Supplemental information is enclosed. BACKGROUND The Historic Route 20 Association, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that has been actively working to designate the original 1926 alignment of US 20 from Dubuque to Sioux City as Historic Route 20, lowa. The objective is to promote travel, tourism and economic development by placing wayfinding signs (historic markers) on the original alignment for designation as a State Scenic Historic Auto Route. The City of Dubuque has been working with the Historic Route 20 Association, Travel Dubuque, and the lowa Department of Transportation (DOT) to clarify the Association's request for resolution of support for designation of Historic Route 20. The Association had indicated that there was no cost to the City to provide this support. After considerable research, however, City staff determined that this was not the case. According to Sam Shea, Transportation Planner, District 6, lowa Department of Transportation (DOT): "This is not an lowa DOT initiative; this association is sponsoring the effort. The lowa DOT expects all the public agencies involved to agree to the designation and agree to maintain the signs. The lowa DOT will not pay for these signs or their installation; in fact, there may be an installation fee for the signs. Permits will be required for any signs being placed on the current lowa Primary System. The lowa DOT is not requesting anything; rather, we have told the association that this concurrence is required if they would like signs in the DOT right of way. The association is required to get approval from every city on the entire route, so they will need a City Council resolution from Dubuque". DISCUSSION City Engineering estimated that at least eight (8) signs on City right-of-way would be needed along the route in addition to two (2) signs on lowa DOT property, for a total of 1 ten (10) signs. The initial expenses for the production and installation of the ten (10) wayfinding signs would be about $2,500. There also would be ongoing sign maintenance costs. None of these expenses are budgeted. Consequently, City staff has been working with Travel Dubuque and the Association to identify private funding sources for the ten (10) signs. This private support was recently finalized. Enclosed is a map that shows where the City would locate ten (10) wayfinding signs along the 1926 alignment of Historic Route 20. The Historic Route 20 Association has secured a donor to pay for two (2) wayfinding signs to be located on lowa DOT property at the intersection of Old Highway Road and US 20 / Dodge Street. Keith Rahe, President & CEO of Travel Dubuque, has offered to pay for eight (8) wayfinding signs and their ongoing maintenance, out of his organization's budget. RECOMMENDATION I recommend that the City Council adopt the enclosed resolution in support of the Historic Route 20 designation. This resolution will give the Historic Route 20 Association the final support they need to move forward with the State Scenic Historic Auto Route designation for the 1926 alignment of Historic Route 20 through lowa. Enclosures cc: Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer Jill Connors, Economic Development Director John Klostermann, Public Works Director Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer Troy Kress, Engineering Technician 2 Prepared by: Laura Carstens, City Planner Address: City Hall, 50 W. 13th St: (563)589-4210 Return to: Laura Carstens, City Planner Address: City Hall, 50 West 13th St (563) 589-4210 RESOLUTION NO. 24-19 DECLARING SUPPORT OF DESIGNATION AND INTENT OF THE PLACEMENT OF HISTORIC ROUTE 20 SIGNAGE ON THE STATE MAINTAINED ROAD Whereas, U.S. Highway Route 20 was created in 1926 from Boston, MA to Yellowstone National Park, WY and by 1943, U.S. Highway Route 20 was extended to Newport, OR — a distance of 3,365 miles; and Whereas, U.S. Highway Route 20 extended 333 miles between Dubuque and Sioux. City, Iowa; and Whereas, U.S. Highway Route 6 was decommissioned in most of California in 1964, making U.S. Highway Route 20 the longest highway in the country, and over the years, U.S. Highway Route 20 has conveyed commerce and pleasure travelers whose needs were met by nearby cities and counties; and Whereas, the State of Iowa has been working since 1952, to relocate U.S. Highway Route 20 to a four -lane highway; and though largely supplanted by the four lane highway route, the original segment of U.S. Highway Route 20 remain, although most are no longer identified as such; and Whereas, former U.S. Highway Route 20 served as the main street of many Iowa cities and towns along its length and, though no longer designated as former U.S. Highway Route 20, these segments represent both state and local historic significance; and Whereas, the Historic US Route 20 Association, Inc., is a nonprofit 501 (c)3 organization aimed to promote tourism and economic development along the original 1926 alignment of US Route 20, and provides historic route markers to a local agency to act as a wayfinding tool to guide tourists and travelers on the 1926 alignment; and Whereas, designation of a Historic Route and the permission of placement of historic markers on State Public Highways must come from the Iowa Department of Transportation; and Whereas, without formal designation, the history and contribution of these segments of U.S. Highway Route 20 to the development of the state would remain less known; and Whereas, recognition of these segments will foster the economic health and cultural preservation of small communities and towns located along the highway, it is fitting that a means to designate these historic sections of former U.S. Highway Route 20 be established. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA: Section 1. The City of Dubuque hereby recognizes the original 1926 segment of former U.S. Highway Route 20 in the corporate limits as Historic Route 20 (Iowa) for its historical significance and importance in the development of Iowa. Section 2. The City of Dubuque Iowa commits to the permitting and placement of ten (10) Historic Route 20 Markers within its borders, with two (2) on Iowa Department of Transportation property paid for by the Historic Route 20 Association, Inc. and eight (8) on City right-of-way paid for by Travel Dubuque. Section 3. That the Iowa Department of Transportation, upon receipt of this resolution by all interested local agencies along the original segment of U.S. Highway Route 20, is asked to designate that section of highway as Historic Route 20 (Iowa). Section 4. 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