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Rapids (adding a third lane to Highway 10 in each direction) and Anoka (the Anoka Solution improvements). Anoka County is starting to explore their right of way needs related to expanding Bunker Lake Boulevard between Sunfish Lake Boulevard and Ramsey Boulevard, and asked that the City of Ramsey begin designing the required improvements for Bunker Lake Boulevard between Armstrong Boulevard and Ramsey Boulevard per the JPA. City Staff then began developing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit engineering services for completing a traffic study and preparing plans and specifications for improvements to Bunker Lake Boulevard between Armstrong Boulevard and Ramsey Boulevard. Before presenting a draft RFP to the City Council to request authorization to solicit proposals from Anoka County approved engineering consultants, the Public Works Committee was asked to recommend City Council approval of the request on November 19, 2019. While addressing the Public Works Committee on November 19th, the Committee asked Staff why the City would be responsible for paying and improving a County road. It was also noted that the Committee wanted to better understand the reasoning for the terms within the JPA that require the City to finance and construct County Road 116 / Bunker Lake Boulevard, and that if the City is responsible for building and financing the improvements, the City should have additional say in which access points are allowed onto the roadway. The Committee ultimately directed Staff to gather additional information on the history of the terms and conditions in the JPA, and to discuss options with Anoka County related to renegotiating the JPA, working together to find efficiencies, and opportunities for additional access onto Bunker Lake Boulevard. City Staff contacted the City's former Public Works Director who was primarily charged with executing the JPA on behalf of the City of Ramsey, to inquire why the City agreed to upgrade the County Road to a 4-lane section. His response was that this was the proposed design per the mitigation section (Appendix C) of The COR AUAR (see italicized text below). ITEM 21. TRANSPORTATION Bunker Lake Boulevard (formerly Industry Avenue) widen to five lane cross section west of Ramsey Boulevard to provide two through lanes in each direction and a left turn lane/center median. City Staff also contacted Anoka County Engineer Joe MacPherson per the Committee's direction. He said he was open the idea of discussing the renegotiation of terms within the JPA regarding the reconstruction of Bunker Lake Boulevard and the number of allowable accesses to it, but first he wanted to review the JPA with some of his staff. City staff is still waiting for a return call. Timeframe: Staff anticipates this case will take approximately 15 minutes to present and respond to questions. Observations/Alternatives: Additional information, if available, will be presented during the meeting. There is no set schedule at this time for moving this item forward so Staff plans to present new information to the Committee each month as it becomes available. Funding Source: Attached is a copy of the project summary sheet from the adopted 2020 — 2029 CIP, which identifies estimated project costs and proposed funding sources. Recommendation: N/A Action: This case is informational only. No action is required at this time.