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Anoka County Contract No. 2013-0601 <br />JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT <br />FOR THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT <br />AT THE INTERSECTION OF <br />COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 5 (NOWTHEN BLVD. NW) AND <br />ALPINE DRIVE NW IN THE CITY OF RAMSEY, MN <br />(SP 002-605-018, CP 14-20, SAP 199-106-011) <br />THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this _ day of , 2013 by and <br />between the County of Anoka, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota, 2100 Third Avenue, <br />Anoka, Minnesota 55303, hereinafter referred to as "County", and the City of Ramsey, 7550 Sunwood <br />Dr. NW, Ramsey, MN 55303, hereinafter referred to as "City". <br />WITNESSETH <br />WHEREAS, the parties to this agreement agree it is in the best interest of the traveling public to <br />improve the intersection of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 5 (Nowthen Blvd. NW) and Alpine <br />Drive and, <br />WHEREAS, said parties mutually agree that the intersection of CSAH 5 (Nowthen Blvd NW) <br />and Alpine Drive is in need of improvement; and, <br />WHEREAS, the County has prepared preliminary design plans for the intersection improvement <br />of CSAH 5 (Nowthen Blvd NW) and Alpine Drive in accordance with Anoka County and the <br />Minnesota Department of Transportation standards to a staff approved layout condition; and, <br />WHEREAS, Anoka County has jurisdiction over CSAH 5 and the City has jurisdiction over <br />Alpine Drive and, <br />WHEREAS, the parties agree that it is in their best interest that the cost of said project be shared; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 471.59 authorizes political subdivisions of the state to enter into joint <br />powers agreements for the joint exercise of powers common to each. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY STIPULATED AND AGREED: <br />I. PURPOSE <br />The parties have joined together for the purpose of adding left and right turn lanes and a signal <br />system as described in the preliminary design plans. The County project number for the reconstruction <br />is SP 002-605-018 the City project number is CP 14-20 and the City State Aid project number is SAP <br />199-106-011. Said engineering plans are filed in the office of the Anoka County Highway Department <br />and incorporated herein by reference. <br />The parties to this Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) agree in principle that construction of County State <br />Aid Project No. 002-605-018 at the intersection of CSAH 5 (Nowthen Blvd NW) and Alpine Drive is in <br />1 <br />