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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #17-05-105 <br />RESOLUTION ORDERING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT <br />PROJECT #17-08, FLASHING YELLOW ARROW IMPROVEMENTS AT SUNWOOD <br />DRIVE AND ARMSTRONG BOULEVARD <br />WHEREAS, Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA) improvements have been implemented at <br />numerous Anoka County owned signal systems, including three signal systems within the City of <br />Ramsey in 2017; and <br />WHEREAS, Anoka County is preparing to implement FYA improvements for the signal <br />system at Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Bunker Lake Boulevard/CSAH 116 in late 2017 <br />and/or early 2018; and <br />WHEREAS, in response to numerous requests from the public, the City of Ramsey <br />recently contracted with Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH), Inc. to study the signal system at <br />Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Sunwood Drive/147th Avenue NW as to the feasibility of <br />incorporating FYA operations to this signal system; and <br />WHEREAS, SEH's Study concluded that FYA modifications are feasible for the signal <br />system at Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Sunwood Drive/147th Avenue NW, and that FYA <br />modifications would not negatively impact driver safety or the overall operations of the signal <br />system; and <br />WHEREAS, SEH, Inc. submitted a proposal to the City of Ramsey to prepare plans and <br />specifications for the proposed FYA modifications at a not -to -exceed cost of $6,500; and <br />WHEREAS, ordering plans and specifications at this time will allow the proposed FYA <br />improvements at Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Sunwood Drive/147th Avenue NW to be <br />constructed and activated in unison with Anoka County's proposed FYA improvements at <br />Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Bunker Lake Boulevard/CSAH 116 in 2017/2018; and <br />WHEREAS, the public would benefit by concurrently activating FYA improvements at <br />the intersections of Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 & Sunwood Drive/147th Avenue NW and <br />Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 & Bunker Lake Boulevard/CSAH 116. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br />1) The City Administrator shall execute a contract with SEH, Inc. to prepare plans and specifications <br />for construction of the proposed Flashing Yellow Arrow improvements outlined within the SEH <br />Study dated March 21, 2017, at a cost not -to -exceed $6,500, and to present said plans and <br />specifications to the City Council for further consideration in an expedient manner. <br />Resolution #17-05-105 <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />