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<br />Anoka County Contract No. ;Z 00 5 - 0 5 i"
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<br />JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
<br />BETWEEN ANOKA COUNTY AND THE CITY OF RAMSEY
<br />FOR THE PUBLIC'WORKS IMPROVEMENTS
<br />RELA TED TO THE RAMSEY TOWN CENTER DEVELOPMENT
<br />RAMSEY, MINNESOTA
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<br />This Agreement is made and entered into this !).;ti... day of Apn I ,2005, by and
<br />hel ween the County of Anoka, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota, 2100 3rd Avenue North,
<br />Annk,," Minnesota 55303, hereinafter referred to as the "County," and the City of Ramsey, 15153
<br />Nowthell Boulevard, Ramsey, Minnesota 55303, hereinafter referred to as the "City."
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<br />WITNESSETH:
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<br />WHEREAS, the City has entered into a development agreement with Ramsey Town Center,
<br />1,,1,,(', lor the development of the Ramsey Town Center (hereinafter referred to as "RTC") between
<br />Trullk J lighway 10, County Road No. 116, County State Aid Highway 83, and County Road No. 56,
<br />which project would require the major reconstruction and expansion of both County and State highways,
<br />,IS wdl as construction and extension of utilities to serve the RTC and surrounding areas; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the RTC development is intense and will have a substantial impact on the movement
<br />or traflic on Trunk Highway 10, County Road No. 56, County State Aid Highway No. 83, and County
<br />RO(lu No. 11 () in the City of Ramsey as well as impacts on County State Aid Highway No. 57 in the City
<br />01 Ramsey; und,
<br />WHEREAS, because of the substantial development, significant improvements need to be made
<br />to the highway/road infrastructure; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the City does not have sufficient funds available to pay for the cost of the
<br />improvements necessary for the development of the RTC; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the City has proposed to use funds generated by RTC together with funds to be
<br />coJltributed by the COllllty as hereinafter set forth, and other funds of and available to the City, to pay for
<br />said improvements; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed in principal as to the nature and extent ofthe
<br />illJprove!llcnls to be made, which improvements are described in Schedules A, B, and C (the Schedules),
<br />'which are aUachcd herelo and incorporated herein by reference and which are hereinafter collectively
<br />rcli~rrcd 10 a:'i the "fmprovements"; and,
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