Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/26/2011

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Formatted: A PE Report Text Char Char Char, Tab stops: 0.25 ", Left l Formatted: A PE Report Text Char Char Char, Indent: Left: 0 ", First line: 0 ", Tab stops: 0.25 ", Left Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 ", Tab stops: 0.25 ", Left + Not at 0.75" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 ", First line: 0 ", Tab stops: 0.25 ", Left + Not at 0.75" The Parties to this Master Cooperation Agreement agree that their overall goal is the successful construction and implementation of the Project and to that end each Party agrees to cooperate with at other Parties and their consultants in order to ensure timely completion of construction and provision of service at the Ramsey commuter rail station. C. Delegation of Authority This Master Cooperation Agreement shall constitute an agreement by the Met Council, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 473.4057, that the Parties are authorized to carry out the services and responsibilities set forth in this Master Cooperation Agreement subject to the direction and control of the Met Council. The delegation herein shall be construed liberally to effectuate the Parties' intent and purpose, as authority for the performance of every act and thing authorized, and all powers granted shall be broadly interpreted to effectuate this intent and purpose. ARTICLE II REGIONAL AND STATE PLANS REGIONAL AND LOCAL APPROVALS The Parties agree that the following statements accurately reflect the planning and local approval status of the Project: A. The basis for the proposed Project was developed through a series of regional and state transportation planning efforts will be documented in the_followfng documents- 1 -- Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), Metropolitan Council, 2011 - 2014. (Q+ estion Does - amsey-statioll- need- to -be- with +n - the- TlP - ?) f3;— ln- Gomplia +ace- with - Minnesota- Statutes Sect ion -1 -7486 MRIDOT submitted -the Northstar- Ger-ridor- Commuter Rail Advanced- Gorridar- Plan-( "AGP") to-the-governing trod +es- o €eTheities oounties and- towns - along -the- corridor- on-August4, 2000 — The -AGR was approved - ball - appropriate cities within 45 days of the public hearing,-The-Met CeurasiI- appreveck#e ACP on February 141, 2001, following a public hgaring that it held an January 2, 2001. (Note: The Ramsey Station was not included in the ACP. How does the Met Council want to handle this issue ?) ARTICLE III ACQUISITION OF LAND, EASEMENTS, RIGHT -OF -WAY AND OTHER PROPERTY INTERESTS FOR THE PROJECT The following sets forth the responsibilities of the indicated parties to this agreement for the acquisition of land, easements, right -of -way and other property rights needed for the Project, and the disposition of those rights. A. City 1. City has acquired property and has constructed the Ramsey Town Center park- and -ride facility adjacent to the Ramsey commuter rail station site. By separate agreement, City will convey pursuant to a ground lease certain property rights to the Met Council to provide parking for commuter rail passengers.