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Z. HOW HAS THE CITY PAID FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE PAST, IS <br /> THERE A POLICY? <br /> The City DOES have a formal program in place for maintenance and replacement of EXISTING <br /> public infrastructure. Please reference Ramsey's adopted assessment policy/ long term street <br /> maintenance program. This policy does not apply well to the Capstone Residential <br /> Development/ New Ramsey Business Park Discussion—as this area requires new arterial <br /> infrastructure (greenfield area). <br /> The city does not have a formal policy in place for NEW infrastructure. Historically, this process <br /> has been addressed on a case-by-case negotiated basis in Ramsey. Based on staff research, <br /> below are some common trends/ informal policies. <br /> 1. Collector Roads/Arterial Roads <br /> In the recent past, the City of Ramsey has generally split costs 60:40 (60% City). This <br /> occurred in The COR in 2004, and 2005 on Rhinestone Street and Sunwood Drive. This <br /> occurred in 2013 on the Legacy Christian Academy project (extension of Bunker). <br /> Looking further into the past, staff conducted historical research on arterial/collector <br /> "municipal" roads (please see appendix for details). 16 developments were analyzed on <br /> four major municipal roads: Sunwood Drive, Alpine Drive, 167th Ave, and Variolite <br /> Street. Below is a summary of findings. <br /> • Most commonly, the City of Ramsey has paid for arterial roads, not developers. <br /> The City has used MSA funds,TIF funds, PIR funds, and bonding. <br /> • There is a small sample of projects, in which developers did pay for a PORTION <br /> of arterial infrastructure (Sunwood Drive in the early 1990s). Developers made <br /> a partial contribution in the amount of what they would have paid, had the <br /> arterial/collector road been a standard residential neighborhood/ internal <br /> road. In these cases, there was not a policy/or specific percentage split. It was <br /> a case-by-case analysis approach, determined by an engineer. <br /> 2. Internal Public Roads <br /> For residential developments, it appears Ramsey has required developers to pay 100% <br /> of costs associated with internal/ public roadway systems (i.e. neighborhood public <br /> roads). In some cases, the City of Ramsey has helped developers with internal <br /> roadways, by financing these improvements upfront via bonding, and paying them back <br /> via an assessment agreement with the developer(typically 5 year term). <br /> Page 2 of 8 <br />