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OW t hi lon: To work together ko respotibiy grow oar community, and to provide quality, cost -affective, and efckent government tet does. CC Regular Session 4. 10. Meeting Date: 09/13/2016 By: Mark Riverblood, Engineering/Public Works Information Title: Adopt Resolution #16-09-156 Authorizing the Final Phase of the Mississippi Trail Purpose/Background: In 2011, City Council authorized the application for Transportation Enhancement grant funding for constructing the Mississippi River Trail (MRT) from the Mississippi West Regional Park, to Ramsey's western border with Elk River at the Sherburne County line. The competitive grant application was successful, with Ramsey being awarded $1,120,000 for construction of the trail. Engineering and administration costs are not eligible for the reimbursement under the terms of the grant. Additional background on some of the earlier funding, approvals, and sequences of construction for the previous two segments of the Mississippi River Trail are detailed within the March 25th, 2014 and October 27th, 2015 City Council cases on the city's web site under published agendas. This case discusses the third segment, or Final Phase of the MRT. Observations/Alternatives: Observations on the overall budget for the MRT: The aforementioned Federal grant for the MRT west of Mississippi West Regional Park to City Limits was for the entire three miles —however, by the time of completion in 2017, the trail will have been constructed in three segments. The first was performed as part of the Riverdale Drive reconstruction and extension. The original construction cost was estimated at $367k, with the actual cost approximately $180k, ($148k reimbursed by the grant, $32k from the Park Trust Fund). Likewise, the engineering expenses were approved at a not -to -exceed amount of $81k, and the actual costs were less than $60k. During the time of preparing plans and specifications for MRT, the funding for the Armstrong Interchange came together and the project was approved with a 10' foot bituminous trail. Staff examined the feasibility of integrating the Federal grant funding into the Anoka County project, and determined that it was significantly more cost effective to pay for the trail (and crosswalk improvements) from the Park Trust Fund without attempting to obtain Federal approvals and ultimate reimbursement. Further, the process (even if financially feasible) would have unduly complicated interchange project. The city contributed approximately $140,000 for the trail and interactive crosswalk system, and no Federal grant monies were used. The last segment of the MRT that this case approves was estimated in 2015 to be $1.2M in construction cost, with the lowest Bid found to be $628k at the bid opening in August 2016. This final phase is estimated to cost in total $761k, construction + engineering. At the close of the MRT project in 2017, the city will have significantly less monies invested in the Mississippi