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2. WHAT IS THE POLICY FOR ARTERIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN OTHER <br />DEVELOPING CITIES? <br />As part of the 2015 Bolton & Menk in-depth arterial infrastructure analysis, this question was <br />addressed. Please see comments below from Bolton & Menk. <br />"We contacted numerous agency and community representatives to gage the level of <br />development activities on -going, planned and anticipated within their cities. The results <br />varied greatly across the Metro area. There does not appear to be a uniform policy that can be <br />drawn upon related to assessing costs. Even within most cities, there doesn't seem to be a strict <br />set of rules related to development charges and fees. Rather, each community seems to have <br />processes in place for working with developers that allow them to weigh the pros and cons of <br />each development and determine the long-term financial benefits to the community. <br />Eventually, development review processes are completed, requirements agreed upon, and the <br />cost sharing between the developer and the city are formalized into a Developers Agreement. <br />The information gathered indicates the City ofRamsey's previous approach to a cost split (40 <br />percent developer and 60 percent City) for trunk utilities and collector roadways is reasonable <br />based on what other communities are doing across the Metro area." —Bolton & Menk <br />Page 3 of 6 <br />