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lour 1111.1siion: To work together to reiposibty grow our community, and to provide quality, coat -effective, and efficient government ierrlcas. CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 07/25/2017 Submitted For: Kurt Ulrich, Administrative Services By: Jo Thieling, Administrative Services Information Title: Approve Tinklenberg Group Proposal for Professional Services Contract Extension Purpose/Background: 7. 12. Purpose: Consider a proposal from The Tinklenberg Group for an extension to an existing professional services contract. The purpose of this contract is to advance and promote the construction of improvements within the Trunk Highway 10 corridor within the City and, more specifically, to seek funding for the City's current priority projects. Background: The City's Highway 10 Committee met on Tuesday, July 18 and after discussion and consideration of the attached Tinklenberg proposal, it was the consensus to recommend it for adoption. The City has worked with the Tinklenberg Group for most of the past decade, with the most recent contract with the Tinklenberg Group was from February 2017 through June 2017, at the cost of $5,000 per month during that legislative timeframe. This current proposal attached runs from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018, and is a 12-month contract, compared to the last few years of 6-month contract extensions. The contract last fall, during a non -legislative period was paid at $2500 per month. The 12-month contract term will result in less administrative time and allow the City and the contractor to use a uniform blended amount for the 12-month period. At the proposed $3300 per month, the annual cost for this contact will be $39,600. The Highway 10 Committee recognized the value of a sustained effort over time, and support the 12-month term of this contract. The most recent contract work under the contract involved working with the state legislature and successfully secured what is expected to be over $1 million in funding for the engineering and design of the Ramsey Boulevard underpass of the BNSF rail line. Note, the actual amount will be determined once final costs for the Hanson Boulevard project in Coon Rapids become known. Also, generally, Mr. Tinklenberg continues to work with federal, state, county, and regional officials to advance Ramsey's interests in developing the Highway 10 corridor. The City's past efforts in working with Mr. Tinklenberg have yielded a successful conclusion to the $35M Armstrong Project, which was awarded several grants, including a $10M federal (TIGER) grant, a $10M state (CIMS) grant, a $8M bonding allocation from the state, and a $10.2M award from the Counties Transit Investment Board (CTIB), which fully funded the project. Previously, the North Star Rail Station in Ramsey was also a successful effort. Notification: NA