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<br />Councilmember <br /> <br />introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #08-02-XXX <br /> <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A COST -SHARING AGREEMENT WITH THE <br />ANOKA COUNTY REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITY FOR PRELIMINARY <br />ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, DEISGN AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH BNSF FOR THE <br />NORTHSTAR COMMUTER RAIL STATION IN RAMSEY <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey received a request from Anoka County to pay for 50 <br />percent of the preliminary environmental review for a rail station in the City of Ramsey; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the cost to the City would be $87,134;- and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, staffhas identified a funding source in surplus revenues from the 2007 <br />General Fund Budget that could be used for this purpose; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey has an interest in moving this project forward <br />expeditiously and granted preliminary approval at a work session held on April 1, 2008, with <br />formal approval to follow at a regular Council meeting; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, adoption of this resolution is_ formal approval of the cost-share agreement <br />with the Anoka County Regional Railroad Authority. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br /> <br />1) Thatthe City of Ramsey is interested in moving the Northstar Rail project forward. <br /> <br />2) That by adopting this resolution, the City Council approves the cost share agreement with <br />the Anoka County Regional Railroad Authority in the amount of $87,134, funded from <br />surplus revenues from the 2007 General Fund Budget. <br /> <br />3) That the terms of the agreement would acknowledge that the City's contribution would be <br />accepted as contribution to the local share of capital costs and when tJ;1e monies become <br />available through the County's Transit Improvement Board (.0025 cent sales tax), thatthe <br />City of Ramsey's contribution be considered for reimbursement from these funds. <br /> <br />The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember <br />and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: <br /> <br />and the following voted against the same: <br /> <br />and the following abstained: <br /> <br />-69- <br />